Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,207.94
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
-4.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.6% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good11 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,065
Capacity
1,021 (104%)
Free school meals
51.2%
English additional lang.
59.5%
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.
62.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£53,110
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 865 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 | £7.0m | £6.3m | £5.0m | 71.2% | +£743k | £1.5m | 21.5% | £7,022 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.2m | £5.6m | 73.2% | +£432k | £1.7m | 22.6% | £7,535 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £8.0m | £6.1m | 80.5% | -£353k | £552k | 7.2% | £7,208 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£280k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.1%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
2.9%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
5.4%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 48.0 | 70.6% | 45.6% | 68.1% | — | 160 |
* 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 | 61.6 | 15.8 | £45,574 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2021/22 | 64.6 | 15.5 | £46,680 | 31.0% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 63.8 | 15.9 | £46,306 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2023/24 | 65.2 | 16.2 | £48,991 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 62.8 | 17.0 | £53,110 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 9.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 654 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 670 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.7% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 700 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.5% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 733 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 17.1% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 759 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.0% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 783 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.2% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 807 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 25.6% | 5.5% | 2.2% | 822 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 24.9% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 847 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 21.9% | 5.4% | 1.9% | 857 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 29.0% | 6.3% | 2.2% | 865 |
11 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2014 | — | Outstanding |