Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,076.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.7%
of income
In-year balance
+3.4%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Elevated: sickness 8.9 days.
5 June 2024 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
253
Capacity
665 (38%)
Free school meals
27.0%
English additional lang.
4.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
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.
19.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.9
Mean salary
£50,421
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
3.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
5.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 264 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 | £2.5m | £2.2m | £1.8m | 71.8% | +£266k | £319k | 12.8% | £7,224 |
| 2022/23 | £2.5m | £2.5m | £1.7m | 67.4% | -£26k | £164k | 6.5% | £7,924 |
| 2023/24 | £2.5m | £2.4m | £1.8m | 71.0% | +£84k | -£18k | -0.7% | £9,076 |
Teaching staff
£1.3m
Support staff
£254k
Premises
£144k
Other costs
£495k
5.1%
Admin staff
6.1%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
10.3%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 38.1 | 50.7% | 26.0% | 1.4% | — | 73 |
* 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 | 28.0 | 12.6 | £41,551 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2021/22 | 26.5 | 13.0 | £41,261 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 19.6 | 16.2 | £41,929 | 28.6% | 4.9% | 14.7 |
| 2023/24 | 22.8 | 12.1 | £45,833 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2024/25 | 19.6 | 12.9 | £50,421 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
3.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 18.9% | 5.7% | 1.1% | 354 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.2% | 5.4% | 1.3% | 345 |
| 2015/16 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 20.8% | 5.8% | 1.3% | 336 |
| 2016/17 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 20.7% | 6.6% | 1.4% | 309 |
| 2017/18 | 8.4% | 4.8% | +3.7pp | 24.1% | 6.9% | 1.5% | 320 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 19.9% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 311 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 23.2% | 5.0% | 2.4% | 297 |
| 2021/22 | 13.4% | 7.1% | +6.3pp | 41.1% | 9.1% | 4.3% | 297 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 23.2% | 6.0% | 2.8% | 267 |
| 2023/24 | 5.0% | 6.6% | -1.6pp | 12.3% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 261 |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% | -2.9pp | 5.3% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 264 |
5 June 2024 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2022 | — | Inadequate |