Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,886.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.3%
of income
In-year balance
+2.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
Elevated: turnover 21.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 21.3%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement17 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,031
Capacity
1,129 (91%)
Free school meals
62.7%
English additional lang.
60.6%
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.
72.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.1
Mean salary
£50,158
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25 · 1,006 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 | £7.6m | £8.4m | £7.1m | 94.0% | -£840k | £1.6m | 21.4% | £7,646 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £8.3m | £6.2m | 77.2% | -£185k | £1.4m | 17.9% | £7,878 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.8m | £6.7m | 74.6% | +£233k | £1.6m | 17.3% | £8,887 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£363k
Premises
£650k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.8%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 33.3 | 35.6% | 15.3% | 32.8% | — | 177 |
* 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 | 79.4 | 12.2 | £45,411 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 75.5 | 13.1 | £44,623 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 73.3 | 14.0 | £50,348 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 74.2 | 13.7 | £47,502 | 21.3% | 1.3% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 72.9 | 14.1 | £50,158 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 20.2% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 848 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 16.8% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 870 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.0% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 906 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 18.3% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 904 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 892 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 15.8% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 913 |
| 2020/21 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 24.9% | 5.2% | 3.2% | 931 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 28.8% | 5.2% | 3.3% | 949 |
| 2022/23 | 12.0% | 6.8% | +5.2pp | 38.3% | 6.4% | 5.6% | 950 |
| 2023/24 | 12.0% | 6.6% | +5.5pp | 39.8% | 6.7% | 5.3% | 988 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 35.0% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 1,006 |
17 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |