Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,111.29
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.8%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.3%.
14 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,330
Capacity
1,550 (86%)
Free school meals
20.9%
English additional lang.
24.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
85.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£44,655
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,177 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 | £5.8m | £5.2m | £4.0m | 69.3% | +£611k | £1.4m | 24.2% | £6,297 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 67.9% | +£710k | £1.9m | 24.0% | £6,787 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £9.1m | £7.1m | 79.8% | -£178k | £1.4m | 15.8% | £7,111 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£340k
Other costs
£1.6m
7.1%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 46.4 | 67.1% | 48.0% | 87.6% | — | 225 |
* 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 | 39.3 | 17.5 | £38,633 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 57.0 | 16.1 | £39,257 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 66.5 | 17.2 | £43,889 | 15.6% | 1.5% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 74.9 | 16.8 | £42,798 | 13.7% | 6.3% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 85.2 | 15.6 | £44,655 | —% | 2.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 3.2% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 8.5% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 224 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.6% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 709 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 23.5% | 6.1% | 1.2% | 948 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 26.3% | 5.3% | 3.3% | 1,179 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 28.6% | 5.4% | 3.7% | 1,205 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 24.2% | 5.5% | 2.2% | 1,177 |
14 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good