Per-pupil income
£6,652.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
15 October 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,113
Capacity
1,190 (94%)
Free school meals
15.5%
English additional lang.
10.5%
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.
63.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£53,816
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 963 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 | £6.4m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 71.4% | +£572k | £1.0m | 15.7% | £5,878 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.4m | £4.9m | 71.7% | +£372k | £905k | 13.3% | £6,261 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £6.8m | £5.3m | 70.8% | +£624k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,653 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£260k
Premises
£315k
Other costs
£1.2m
6.8%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
3.2%
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 | —* | 50.3 | 79.6% | 52.2% | 62.4% | — | 186 |
* 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 | 63.3 | 17.9 | £42,109 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 62.5 | 17.5 | £43,685 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2022/23 | 56.5 | 19.2 | £47,868 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2023/24 | 64.4 | 17.3 | £49,380 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2024/25 | 63.9 | 17.4 | £53,816 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 8.1% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 850 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.7% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 848 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 5.5% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 851 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.0% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 869 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 888 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.8% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 917 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.9% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 954 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 31.2% | 7.6% | 2.0% | 943 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 21.2% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 943 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 21.2% | 6.1% | 1.1% | 957 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 18.3% | 6.2% | 0.9% | 963 |
15 October 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2011 | URN 116994 | Outstanding |