Per-pupil income
£7,242.11
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.9%
of income
In-year balance
+2.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
29 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,201
Capacity
900 (133%)
Free school meals
8.9%
English additional lang.
37.2%
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.
65.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£49,955
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
6.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25 · 755 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 | £6.7m | £6.3m | £4.5m | 67.7% | +£428k | £1.0m | 15.1% | £6,457 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.1m | £5.0m | 67.2% | +£408k | £1.3m | 17.9% | £6,948 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.1m | £5.7m | 69.0% | +£200k | £1.4m | 16.9% | £7,242 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£316k
Premises
£414k
Other costs
£1.9m
10.4%
Admin staff
4.4%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 75.1 | 98.0% | 96.0% | 86.0% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 57.1 | 17.3 | £45,615 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 58.8 | 17.6 | £45,531 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 60.5 | 17.8 | £43,541 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 62.6 | 18.2 | £46,699 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 65.3 | 18.4 | £49,955 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
6.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.8% | 4.4% | -1.6pp | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% | 582 |
| 2014/15 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 4.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | 581 |
| 2015/16 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 591 |
| 2016/17 | 2.8% | 4.6% | -1.8pp | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | 596 |
| 2017/18 | 2.9% | 4.8% | -1.9pp | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.1% | 598 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.3% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 602 |
| 2020/21 | 2.3% | 4.5% | -2.2pp | 3.2% | 2.2% | 0.1% | 629 |
| 2021/22 | 5.5% | 7.1% | -1.6pp | 11.8% | 5.0% | 0.5% | 663 |
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% | -2.1pp | 8.6% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 690 |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% | -2.2pp | 7.8% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 719 |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% | -2.0pp | 6.8% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 755 |
29 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2007 | URN 125753 | Outstanding |