Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,364.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Elevated: turnover 17.9%.
30 April 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
595
Capacity
636 (94%)
Free school meals
26.7%
English additional lang.
8.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
36.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£45,762
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 614 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 | £3.6m | £3.1m | £2.4m | 67.6% | +£469k | £541k | 15.0% | £5,969 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £3.7m | £2.9m | 69.4% | +£425k | £673k | 16.3% | £6,481 |
| 2023/24 | £4.5m | £4.1m | £3.0m | 67.1% | +£397k | £892k | 20.0% | £7,365 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£137k
Other costs
£936k
3.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 42.3 | 57.7% | 41.5% | 43.1% | — | 130 |
* 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 | 30.2 | 19.0 | £39,435 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 36.7 | 16.5 | £39,912 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 10.1 |
| 2022/23 | 37.5 | 16.9 | £42,068 | 26.1% | 2.6% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 34.6 | 17.5 | £42,506 | 17.9% | 2.8% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 36.5 | 16.3 | £45,762 | —% | 2.7% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 17.0% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 458 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 16.5% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 393 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.7% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 343 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.0% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 354 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 19.1% | 5.1% | 1.3% | 402 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 17.2% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 454 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 584 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 28.8% | 7.0% | 2.4% | 622 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 21.4% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 655 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 20.7% | 5.5% | 2.5% | 624 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 28.5% | 8.2% | 2.9% | 614 |
30 April 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2013 | — | Requires improvement |