Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,428.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.9%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement4 February 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
661
Free school meals
33.7%
English additional lang.
8.6%
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.
38.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£50,846
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 641 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 | £4.1m | £3.9m | £3.2m | 77.7% | +£217k | -£258k | -6.2% | £6,455 |
| 2022/23 | £1.3m | £1.8m | £1.3m | 105.2% | -£495k | -£753k | -59.9% | £1,964 |
| 2023/24 | £4.9m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 73.0% | +£223k | £239k | 4.9% | £7,428 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£263k
Premises
£328k
Other costs
£759k
6.8%
Admin staff
3.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
7.5%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 33.4 | 41.3% | 16.5% | 0.8% | — | 121 |
* 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 | 38.6 | 16.3 | £42,737 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 37.1 | 17.2 | £43,906 | 9.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 39.1 | 16.8 | £41,987 | 17.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 41.5 | 15.8 | £44,728 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 38.6 | 17.1 | £50,846 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 15.2% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 746 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 700 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 7.6% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 635 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 650 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 14.7% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 619 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 18.4% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 587 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.8% | 5.6% | 0.8% | 617 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 27.7% | 8.0% | 1.1% | 607 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 25.9% | 6.3% | 1.6% | 649 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 26.1% | 6.5% | 1.6% | 654 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 22.6% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 641 |
4 February 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2018 | URN 124445 | Good |