Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£40,216.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
33.7%
of income
In-year balance
+11.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 28.6%.
3 July 2018 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
102
Capacity
104 (98%)
Free school meals
65.9%
English additional lang.
0.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 9–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
21.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
4.7
Mean salary
£48,946
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
28.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
58.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
24.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 97 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 | £3.3m | £3.0m | £2.5m | 74.3% | +£328k | £1.1m | 34.3% | £31,491 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.3m | £2.6m | 67.9% | +£595k | £1.5m | 38.2% | £39,245 |
| 2023/24 | £3.9m | £3.5m | £2.8m | 71.4% | +£435k | £1.3m | 33.7% | £40,216 |
Teaching staff
£1.0m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£136k
Other costs
£545k
3.9%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
5.2%
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 | —* | 10.3 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 0.0% | — | 18 |
* 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 | 18.9 | 5.1 | £42,289 | 30.2% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 15.2 | 7.0 | £42,774 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 15.6 | 6.3 | £45,645 | 3.9% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2023/24 | 19.5 | 5.0 | £45,192 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 21.7 | 4.7 | £48,946 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
28.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
58.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
24.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.5% | 3.4% | 0.1% | 46 |
| 2016/17 | 9.4% | 4.6% | +4.8pp | 32.0% | 8.5% | 0.9% | 75 |
| 2017/18 | 13.2% | 4.8% | +8.4pp | 43.0% | 9.8% | 3.4% | 79 |
| 2018/19 | 16.3% | 4.6% | +11.7pp | 48.2% | 10.0% | 6.3% | 85 |
| 2020/21 | 21.8% | 4.5% | +17.3pp | 53.3% | 18.0% | 3.8% | 92 |
| 2021/22 | 25.3% | 7.1% | +18.2pp | 69.7% | 14.9% | 10.4% | 99 |
| 2022/23 | 24.4% | 6.8% | +17.6pp | 60.8% | 13.9% | 10.5% | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 27.9% | 6.6% | +21.3pp | 66.3% | 15.9% | 11.9% | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 28.6% | 6.2% | +22.4pp | 58.8% | 24.8% | 3.8% | 97 |
3 July 2018 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good