Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,177.44
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.1% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -0.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.3%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.8%.
2 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,068
Capacity
1,098 (97%)
Free school meals
17.7%
English additional lang.
2.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
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.
64.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£49,115
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 792 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 | £6.7m | £6.5m | £5.2m | 77.9% | +£195k | £502k | 7.5% | £6,093 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.4m | £5.8m | 79.9% | -£45k | £457k | 6.3% | £6,958 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £8.0m | £6.3m | 83.7% | -£462k | -£5k | -0.1% | £7,067 |
| 2024/25 | £8.7m | £8.7m | £7.0m | 80.3% | +£74k | £70k | 0.8% | £8,177 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£897k
Premises
£209k
Other costs
£1.4m
7.8%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
2.9%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 47.5 | 64.9% | 48.4% | 8.9% | — | 248 |
* 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 | 63.7 | 16.9 | £41,397 | 7.8% | 3.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 67.6 | 16.2 | £41,428 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 63.7 | 16.5 | £42,981 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 67.3 | 15.9 | £49,217 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 64.8 | 16.5 | £49,115 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.4% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 699 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.7% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 688 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.6% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 677 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.9% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 658 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 688 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 700 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 754 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 26.4% | 7.4% | 1.3% | 775 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 22.7% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 785 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 22.6% | 6.2% | 2.0% | 805 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 20.6% | 5.3% | 2.2% | 792 |
2 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2013 | — | Good |