Per-pupil income
£6,603.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+9.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
7 December 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
732
Capacity
689 (106%)
Free school meals
15.2%
English additional lang.
0.8%
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.
50.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£48,437
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 734 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 | £3.4m | £3.3m | £2.5m | 73.4% | +£94k | £193k | 5.7% | £5,049 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £3.7m | £2.8m | 67.0% | +£380k | £249k | 6.0% | £5,872 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £4.3m | £3.4m | 71.2% | +£443k | £275k | 5.8% | £6,604 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£413k
Premises
£184k
Other costs
£751k
3.5%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 50.9 | 73.1% | 49.0% | 21.2% | — | 104 |
* 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 | 35.4 | 17.2 | £40,482 | 42.1% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 32.2 | 20.9 | £38,346 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2022/23 | 40.2 | 17.5 | £41,755 | 25.1% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2023/24 | 39.4 | 18.4 | £41,627 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 50.0 | 14.6 | £48,437 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 14.5% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 551 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 24.0% | 6.0% | 1.1% | 529 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.0% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 535 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.7% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 503 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 15.3% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 557 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.3% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 543 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 13.6% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 567 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 28.9% | 7.3% | 1.7% | 599 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 21.7% | 6.4% | 1.7% | 636 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 20.6% | 5.6% | 2.1% | 690 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 22.1% | 5.4% | 2.1% | 734 |
7 December 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2018 | — | Requires improvement |