Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,941.94
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
22.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.2%, sickness 13.7 days.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 22.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
25 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,205
Capacity
1,200 (100%)
Free school meals
48.3%
English additional lang.
28.8%
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.
90.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.3
Mean salary
£45,431
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,260 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 | £8.3m | £8.9m | £6.3m | 75.7% | -£613k | £2.0m | 23.6% | £6,839 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.7m | £6.6m | 70.0% | -£261k | £1.7m | 17.9% | £7,757 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £9.6m | £7.9m | 78.3% | +£436k | £2.1m | 21.1% | £8,229 |
| 2024/25 | £10.8m | £10.4m | £7.8m | 72.2% | +£333k | £2.5m | 22.9% | £8,942 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£684k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.1%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
9.2%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
5.7%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 62.7% | 39.8% | 39.4% | — | 236 |
* 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 | 85.6 | 14.0 | £40,546 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 90.8 | 13.4 | £40,081 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 86.2 | 14.2 | £45,034 | 21.4% | 1.1% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 80.4 | 15.1 | £46,346 | 18.2% | 2.4% | 13.7 |
| 2024/25 | 90.3 | 13.3 | £45,431 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 8.2% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 1,199 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.2% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1,214 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.1% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1,232 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.6% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1,256 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 11.3% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 1,262 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 1,256 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.2% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 1,242 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 22.3% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 1,242 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 29.0% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 1,252 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 22.9% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 1,251 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 25.3% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 1,260 |
25 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2014 | — | Requires improvement |