Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,102.19
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.2%
of income
In-year balance
-2.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.7% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.2%.
21 September 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
778
Capacity
645 (121%)
Free school meals
41.5%
English additional lang.
19.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in West Midlands by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£51,940
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 853 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £5.4m | £5.4m | £3.9m | 72.1% | +£84k | £249k | 4.6% | £7,514 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £6.0m | £4.3m | 70.5% | +£116k | £365k | 6.0% | £8,012 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.7m | £5.5m | 82.0% | +£54k | £419k | 6.2% | £8,705 |
| 2024/25 | £7.1m | £7.3m | £5.1m | 72.2% | -£191k | £228k | 3.2% | £9,102 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£693k
Premises
£496k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.3%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
10.5%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
7.5%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 47.0 | 69.1% | 49.0% | 38.3% | — | 149 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 43.8 | 15.8 | £48,844 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 49.6 | 14.6 | £46,800 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 46.2 | 16.4 | £48,809 | 17.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 46.4 | 16.6 | £46,418 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 15.4 | £51,940 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 19.6% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 586 |
| 2014/15 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 24.7% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 558 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.3% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 570 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.0% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 589 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.8% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 588 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 646 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.3% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 722 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 30.1% | 5.8% | 3.4% | 747 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 28.6% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 805 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 29.8% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 837 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 27.8% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 853 |
21 September 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2014 | — | Requires improvement |