Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,029.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
36.8%
of income
In-year balance
+7.7%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.4%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.2%.
4 July 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
599
Capacity
600 (100%)
Free school meals
36.7%
English additional lang.
68.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
36.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£43,255
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
3.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
4.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 612 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 | £4.2m | £4.0m | £2.9m | 69.2% | +£253k | £1.8m | 42.4% | £7,048 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.3m | £3.1m | 69.0% | +£137k | £1.7m | 37.6% | £7,431 |
| 2023/24 | £4.9m | £4.5m | £3.3m | 68.2% | +£374k | £1.8m | 36.8% | £8,030 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£851k
Premises
£264k
Other costs
£916k
8.0%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 62.6 | 89.7% | 78.4% | 88.8% | — | 116 |
* 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 | 28.4 | 21.1 | £47,081 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 37.4 | 16.0 | £45,613 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 35.0 | 17.2 | £39,926 | 8.6% | 5.4% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 36.0 | 16.9 | £41,250 | 11.1% | 2.7% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 36.6 | 16.4 | £43,255 | —% | 5.2% | — |
Overall absence
3.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 2.4% | 4.5% | -2.1pp | 3.8% | 2.1% | 0.3% | 159 |
| 2015/16 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 4.6% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 261 |
| 2016/17 | 3.0% | 4.6% | -1.6pp | 6.1% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 391 |
| 2017/18 | 3.2% | 4.8% | -1.6pp | 5.0% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 503 |
| 2018/19 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 5.1% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 569 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 10.6% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 615 |
| 2021/22 | 4.8% | 7.1% | -2.4pp | 9.8% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 611 |
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% | -2.4pp | 9.8% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 619 |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% | -2.6pp | 7.0% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 619 |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% | -2.4pp | 4.7% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 612 |
4 July 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding