Per-pupil income
£7,181.42
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.8%
of income
In-year balance
+5.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,128
Capacity
1,084 (104%)
Free school meals
17.8%
English additional lang.
3.2%
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.
64.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£43,418
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 959 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 | £7.0m | £5.4m | 77.6% | -£22k | £817k | 11.6% | £6,180 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.1m | £5.7m | 74.4% | +£468k | £920k | 12.1% | £6,667 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.7m | £6.0m | 73.7% | +£437k | £960k | 11.8% | £7,181 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£340k
Other costs
£1.4m
4.5%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
2.9%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 47.8 | 70.8% | 44.9% | 15.7% | — | 185 |
* 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 | 62.6 | 17.7 | £41,572 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 63.5 | 17.9 | £43,372 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 66.3 | 17.2 | £44,866 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 61.5 | 18.4 | £42,322 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 64.0 | 17.6 | £43,418 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.7% | 4.6% | 0.4% | 795 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 792 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.8% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 814 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.8% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 855 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.3% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 886 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 5.1% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 901 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.5% | 3.5% | 0.2% | 948 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 25.0% | 7.6% | 0.5% | 956 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 22.1% | 6.4% | 0.9% | 966 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 21.0% | 6.7% | 0.9% | 963 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 18.6% | 6.5% | 0.8% | 959 |
11 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2009 | URN 124469 | Good |