Per-pupil income
£6,941
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
27.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
22 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,054
Capacity
950 (111%)
Free school meals
29.4%
English additional lang.
18.9%
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.
52.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.9
Mean salary
£42,163
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 720 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 | £6.1m | £5.5m | £4.0m | 65.7% | +£618k | £2.1m | 34.0% | £6,420 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £5.9m | £4.3m | 66.9% | +£494k | £2.4m | 37.9% | £6,561 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.9m | £5.0m | 71.5% | +£160k | £1.9m | 27.0% | £6,941 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£384k
Premises
£291k
Other costs
£1.6m
8.6%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 75.7 | 99.3% | 96.6% | 82.4% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 47.4 | 20.3 | £41,135 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 46.2 | 20.5 | £41,571 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 49.4 | 19.9 | £40,796 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2023/24 | 47.0 | 21.7 | £41,575 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 52.9 | 19.9 | £42,163 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 7.7% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 468 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.7% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 495 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.0% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 525 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.1% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 550 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 7.8% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 576 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 5.5% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 605 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.5% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 636 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 17.9% | 5.3% | 0.9% | 631 |
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% | -0.9pp | 15.4% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 662 |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% | -0.4pp | 17.3% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 693 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 17.9% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 720 |
22 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2009 | URN 103554 | Outstanding |