Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,460.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.2%
of income
In-year balance
+7.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.4%.
10 May 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
995
Capacity
1,000 (100%)
Free school meals
23.5%
English additional lang.
21.2%
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.
53.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£47,722
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 717 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 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 72.5% | +£374k | £1.3m | 20.6% | £6,410 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £6.4m | £4.8m | 69.3% | +£601k | £1.8m | 25.8% | £6,969 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 69.6% | +£530k | £1.1m | 14.2% | £7,460 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£695k
Premises
£229k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.9%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 71.2 | 99.3% | 97.1% | 82.1% | — | 140 |
* 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 | 56.2 | 17.6 | £40,266 | 12.4% | 1.7% | 10.0 |
| 2021/22 | 58.2 | 17.0 | £40,595 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2022/23 | 55.3 | 18.1 | £42,877 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2023/24 | 54.5 | 18.3 | £44,602 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 53.5 | 18.6 | £47,722 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.1pp | 5.8% | 3.0% | 0.3% | 522 |
| 2014/15 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 7.2% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 542 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.0% | 4.6% | 0.2% | 558 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 5.8% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 573 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 4.9% | 0.3% | 608 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.7% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 650 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 686 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 18.6% | 5.6% | 0.7% | 705 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 19.5% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 704 |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 19.3% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 710 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 19.4% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 717 |
10 May 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2008 | URN 103555 | Outstanding |