Per-pupil income
£9,236.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.4%
of income
In-year balance
+0.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
20 June 2017 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
606
Capacity
600 (101%)
Free school meals
54.3%
English additional lang.
30.9%
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.
46.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.1
Mean salary
£48,024
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 645 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 | £4.9m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 73.8% | +£144k | £680k | 13.9% | £8,237 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £5.1m | £3.9m | 77.2% | -£68k | £612k | 12.2% | £8,314 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 76.6% | +£23k | £635k | 11.4% | £9,236 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£864k
Premises
£406k
Other costs
£880k
9.1%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 44.6 | 62.2% | 43.7% | 45.4% | — | 119 |
* 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 | 42.3 | 14.2 | £43,455 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 39.4 | 15.1 | £43,599 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 38.4 | 15.8 | £43,044 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2023/24 | 42.2 | 14.3 | £45,017 | 9.5% | 2.3% | 8.7 |
| 2024/25 | 46.2 | 13.1 | £48,024 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 15.3% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 529 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.0% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 582 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 19.2% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 625 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.6% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 629 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 18.3% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 617 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.1% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 620 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 12.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 612 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.0pp | 20.0% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 630 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 24.4% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 628 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 19.8% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 636 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 13.6% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 645 |
20 June 2017 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2016 | — | Inadequate |