Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,061.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.7%
of income
In-year balance
-2.7%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.7% of income.
30 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
869
Capacity
850 (102%)
Free school meals
2.2%
English additional lang.
9.6%
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.
49.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£48,163
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.1%
2024/25 · 451 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 | £4.6m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 77.9% | -£252k | £15k | 0.3% | £5,865 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £5.4m | £3.8m | 72.0% | -£75k | -£140k | -2.6% | £6,697 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £6.1m | £4.4m | 74.1% | -£162k | -£281k | -4.7% | £7,062 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£374k
Premises
£220k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.9%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 83.3 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 83.3% | — | 90 |
* 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 | 51.2 | 15.2 | £43,304 | 7.8% | 1.9% | 0.1 |
| 2021/22 | 50.2 | 15.6 | £43,143 | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/23 | 50.8 | 15.6 | £42,641 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2023/24 | 50.6 | 16.6 | £42,579 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2024/25 | 49.5 | 17.5 | £48,163 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 4.3% | 3.4% | 0.1% | 415 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.1% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 418 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 21.6% | 4.4% | 0.1% | 421 |
| 2016/17 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 5.2% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 425 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.9% | 4.2% | 0.1% | 429 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.3% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 436 |
| 2020/21 | 1.7% | 4.5% | -2.8pp | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 448 |
| 2021/22 | 4.6% | 7.1% | -2.5pp | 8.2% | 4.6% | 0.1% | 451 |
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% | -1.7pp | 13.2% | 5.0% | 0.1% | 447 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.2pp | 20.0% | 5.3% | 0.1% | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% | -1.4pp | 18.6% | 4.7% | 0.1% | 451 |
30 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding