Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,196.77
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
Elevated: turnover 19.6%.
Elevated: turnover 33.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good21 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 4
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
605
Capacity
900 (67%)
Free school meals
44.1%
English additional lang.
4.3%
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.
37.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£51,191
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 650 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 | £4.0m | £3.5m | £2.5m | 63.2% | +£513k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,768 |
| 2022/23 | £4.6m | £3.9m | £2.8m | 61.6% | +£684k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,840 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 62.5% | +£599k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,197 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£547k
Premises
£271k
Other costs
£1.0m
2.8%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 36.1 | 53.4% | 22.7% | 31.8% | — | 88 |
* 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 | 35.8 | 15.3 | £40,776 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 38.1 | 15.4 | £39,502 | 28.7% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2022/23 | 40.4 | 14.5 | £43,916 | 33.7% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 38.6 | 16.1 | £46,207 | 15.5% | 2.5% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 37.0 | 16.4 | £51,191 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 15.6% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 926 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.4% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 866 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 826 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.5% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 743 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.3% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 669 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 17.0% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 612 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.1% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 575 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 35.4% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 630 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 36.6% | 6.4% | 4.8% | 633 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.4pp | 35.2% | 5.9% | 5.1% | 667 |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% | +5.6pp | 37.9% | 7.0% | 4.8% | 650 |
21 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 4
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |