Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,048.42
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.8%
of income
In-year balance
-4.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.5% of income.
Elevated: turnover 19.4%.
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,311
Capacity
1,320 (99%)
Free school meals
22.5%
English additional lang.
23.8%
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.
63.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.8
Mean salary
£49,847
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 910 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 | £7.6m | £7.2m | £5.4m | 70.4% | +£468k | £1.7m | 22.8% | £5,854 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.8m | £5.7m | 69.4% | +£509k | £2.0m | 24.7% | £6,348 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £8.2m | £6.3m | 80.0% | -£350k | £852k | 10.8% | £6,048 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£641k
Premises
£505k
Other costs
£1.4m
7.3%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 75.9 | 100.0% | 96.7% | 94.5% | — | 181 |
* 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 | 68.2 | 18.9 | £41,884 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 67.2 | 19.4 | £43,903 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 66.2 | 19.7 | £44,232 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.5 | 20.2 | £45,975 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63.0 | 20.8 | £49,847 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 11.3% | 3.9% | 0.1% | 787 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 12.6% | 3.9% | 0.1% | 810 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 11.7% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 831 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 16.5% | 4.3% | 0.1% | 856 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 13.7% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 878 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 5.6% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 907 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 4.4% | 3.1% | 0.1% | 907 |
| 2021/22 | 4.8% | 7.1% | -2.3pp | 10.6% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 904 |
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% | -2.5pp | 8.0% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 902 |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% | -2.3pp | 10.2% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 902 |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% | -2.0pp | 10.3% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 910 |
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2008 | URN 103552 | Outstanding |