Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,006.99
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-3.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,880
Capacity
2,200 (85%)
Free school meals
10.4%
English additional lang.
10.0%
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.
104.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£47,691
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 1,476 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 | £10.3m | £9.2m | £7.5m | 73.0% | +£1.2m | £862k | 8.4% | £5,616 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £10.1m | £8.0m | 78.3% | +£89k | £182k | 1.8% | £5,578 |
| 2023/24 | £11.2m | £10.8m | £8.5m | 76.3% | +£381k | -£341k | -3.0% | £6,007 |
Teaching staff
£7.2m
Support staff
£708k
Premises
£624k
Other costs
£1.6m
2.3%
Admin staff
4.2%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
9.8%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 57.4 | 86.2% | 65.8% | 53.9% | — | 269 |
* 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 | 111.8 | 16.7 | £41,132 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 108.3 | 16.9 | £42,889 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 108.5 | 16.9 | £42,711 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 106.7 | 17.4 | £42,899 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2024/25 | 104.8 | 17.9 | £47,691 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.1% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,421 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.8% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,427 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 23.4% | 6.8% | 1.5% | 1,425 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 18.0% | 6.2% | 1.4% | 1,438 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 23.0% | 7.1% | 1.6% | 1,434 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 20.0% | 7.0% | 1.2% | 1,476 |
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding