Per-pupil income
£6,694.04
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
17 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,113
Capacity
896 (124%)
Free school meals
28.8%
English additional lang.
21.8%
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.
62.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£50,426
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 750 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 | £6.5m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 71.5% | +£481k | £1.7m | 25.6% | £5,871 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £6.5m | £5.0m | 69.3% | +£638k | £2.0m | 28.1% | £6,532 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.4m | £5.7m | 76.3% | +£50k | £1.3m | 17.8% | £6,694 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£436k
Premises
£253k
Other costs
£1.5m
9.6%
Admin staff
3.9%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 80.4 | 100.0% | 98.0% | 87.8% | — | 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 | 60.9 | 18.1 | £40,631 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 59.0 | 18.6 | £43,435 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2022/23 | 60.5 | 18.2 | £42,966 | 8.1% | 1.6% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 61.9 | 17.9 | £47,857 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 62.3 | 17.9 | £50,426 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.1pp | 3.8% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 604 |
| 2014/15 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 636 |
| 2015/16 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 3.9% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 661 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.9% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 694 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.3% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 724 |
| 2018/19 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 6.3% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 751 |
| 2020/21 | 2.5% | 4.5% | -2.0pp | 3.3% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 749 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 14.3% | 5.4% | 0.5% | 747 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 12.4% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 752 |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% | -0.8pp | 16.4% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 750 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 13.7% | 5.2% | 0.7% | 750 |
17 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding