Per-pupil income
£7,585.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
15 July 2015 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
919
Capacity
899 (102%)
Free school meals
21.5%
English additional lang.
7.7%
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.
53.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£48,188
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.
21.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 949 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 | £5.9m | £5.4m | £4.4m | 74.6% | +£526k | £69k | 1.2% | £6,563 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £5.8m | £4.6m | 72.4% | +£602k | £88k | 1.4% | £7,002 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £6.3m | £4.9m | 70.8% | +£620k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,586 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£738k
Premises
£214k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.8%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 46.3 | 66.5% | 41.3% | 38.0% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 63.0 | 14.4 | £40,279 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 59.0 | 15.2 | £40,811 | 13.6% | 3.3% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 60.6 | 15.0 | £41,280 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 71.2 | 12.8 | £43,642 | 37.8% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 53.7 | 17.1 | £48,188 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 914 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.2% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 910 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.5% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 924 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 927 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.9% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 925 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.4% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 909 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.6% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 925 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 28.1% | 6.4% | 2.1% | 943 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 32.3% | 5.6% | 4.4% | 937 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 30.7% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 957 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 21.5% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 949 |
15 July 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2012 | — | Good |