Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,945.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.2%
of income
In-year balance
+9.8%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Elevated: turnover 22.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,170
Capacity
1,080 (108%)
Free school meals
17.6%
English additional lang.
3.9%
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.
69.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£49,906
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,088 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 | £7.4m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 74.1% | +£161k | £809k | 10.9% | £5,703 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £7.1m | £5.7m | 82.6% | -£176k | £632k | 9.2% | £5,260 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £7.8m | £6.3m | 73.0% | +£839k | £1.0m | 12.2% | £6,945 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£326k
Other costs
£1.2m
0.0%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
3.4%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 41.0 | 56.2% | 32.3% | 5.5% | — | 217 |
* 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 | 78.6 | 16.5 | £43,574 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 74.8 | 17.4 | £43,341 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 70.4 | 18.6 | £45,706 | 21.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 66.4 | 18.6 | £46,980 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 69.0 | 17.0 | £49,906 | —% | 2.8% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 11.1% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 1,091 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.4% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 1,102 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 1,091 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.4% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 1,103 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 1,097 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.7% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,107 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.4% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 1,100 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 23.3% | 7.0% | 0.7% | 1,116 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 24.6% | 6.7% | 1.0% | 1,126 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 22.9% | 6.5% | 1.6% | 1,101 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 25.9% | 6.9% | 2.0% | 1,088 |
12 November 2024 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2022 | — | Inadequate |