Per-pupil income
£9,055.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.3%
of income
In-year balance
+18.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 7.7%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement17 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
790
Capacity
965 (82%)
Free school meals
57.7%
English additional lang.
12.7%
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.
47.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£54,441
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
40.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25 · 831 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 | £7.0m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 68.3% | +£484k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,182 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.5m | £4.7m | 63.2% | +£984k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,061 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 62.2% | +£1.4m | £1.4m | 18.3% | £9,055 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£730k
Premises
£316k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.0%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 31.6 | 40.3% | 17.3% | 20.1% | — | 139 |
* 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 | 56.2 | 15.7 | £42,924 | 37.1% | 8.2% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 54.4 | 15.6 | £41,496 | 18.7% | 5.2% | 9.4 |
| 2022/23 | 57.0 | 14.5 | £43,995 | 32.3% | 1.7% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 48.8 | 16.7 | £49,619 | 49.4% | 3.9% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 47.8 | 16.5 | £54,441 | —% | 7.7% | — |
Overall absence
13.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
40.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 14.0% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 808 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.3% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 874 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.1% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 912 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 21.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 951 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.8pp | 21.2% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 971 |
| 2018/19 | 10.2% | 4.6% | +5.6pp | 27.8% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 983 |
| 2020/21 | 11.3% | 4.5% | +6.8pp | 32.9% | 6.6% | 4.8% | 909 |
| 2021/22 | 15.8% | 7.1% | +8.7pp | 41.0% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 887 |
| 2022/23 | 12.9% | 6.8% | +6.1pp | 37.9% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 857 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 33.5% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 839 |
| 2024/25 | 13.6% | 6.2% | +7.4pp | 40.0% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 831 |
17 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2021 | — | Good |