Per-pupil income
£6,563.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
26.6%
of income
In-year balance
+4.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding17 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,324
Capacity
1,060 (125%)
Free school meals
24.4%
English additional lang.
25.8%
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.
72.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£50,817
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 965 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 | £6.9m | £6.5m | £5.0m | 72.3% | +£379k | £1.9m | 27.4% | £5,607 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.0m | £5.4m | 70.2% | +£722k | £2.6m | 34.0% | £6,083 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 73.7% | +£367k | £2.2m | 26.6% | £6,563 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£738k
Premises
£325k
Other costs
£1.5m
7.1%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
1.6%
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 | —* | 74.2 | 99.5% | 98.4% | 88.5% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 62.2 | 18.9 | £45,390 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/22 | 63.6 | 19.2 | £44,974 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 66.3 | 19.2 | £44,186 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 68.8 | 18.7 | £48,794 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 72.2 | 18.4 | £50,817 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.2% | 4.4% | -1.1pp | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 642 |
| 2014/15 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.1% | 677 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.1% | 3.5% | 0.2% | 707 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.2% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 740 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -1.0pp | 5.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 769 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.5% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 809 |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 4.3% | 2.7% | 0.3% | 839 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 18.8% | 5.7% | 0.5% | 872 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 22.4% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 897 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 20.9% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 939 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 15.8% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 965 |
17 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2014 | — | Outstanding |