Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£39,540.39
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.6%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 33.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 34.0%.
Elevated: sickness 35.6 days.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good3 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
131
Capacity
160 (82%)
Free school meals
88.5%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 8–16
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
19.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.6
Mean salary
£50,075
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
34.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
69.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
13.7%
Unauthorised absence
20.3%
2024/25 · 133 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 | £4.4m | £4.2m | £3.5m | 80.8% | +£150k | -£129k | -3.0% | £34,184 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.4m | £3.7m | 77.0% | +£389k | £260k | 5.4% | £37,106 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £4.7m | £3.9m | 76.4% | +£393k | £653k | 12.9% | £36,929 |
| 2024/25 | £5.2m | £5.0m | £4.0m | 77.5% | +£152k | £806k | 15.6% | £39,540 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£291k
Other costs
£721k
4.5%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
11.4%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
8.7%
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 | —* | 3.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 22 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 54.0% | 23.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 15.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 19.0 | 6.3 | £47,892 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 11.6 |
| 2021/22 | 18.6 | 6.9 | £46,908 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 35.6 |
| 2022/23 | 18.4 | 7.1 | £50,859 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 15.1 |
| 2023/24 | 19.6 | 7.0 | £49,620 | 30.1% | 0.0% | 17.6 |
| 2024/25 | 19.8 | 6.6 | £50,075 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
34.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
69.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
13.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
20.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 37.4% | 4.4% | +33.1pp | 82.6% | 14.0% | 23.4% | 144 |
| 2014/15 | 37.4% | 4.5% | +32.9pp | 85.6% | 14.7% | 22.7% | 97 |
| 2015/16 | 28.0% | 4.5% | +23.5pp | 67.5% | 10.3% | 17.7% | 80 |
| 2016/17 | 26.4% | 4.6% | +21.8pp | 63.3% | 7.8% | 18.6% | 79 |
| 2017/18 | 29.1% | 4.8% | +24.3pp | 59.2% | 9.5% | 19.6% | 120 |
| 2018/19 | 27.6% | 4.6% | +22.9pp | 57.6% | 7.6% | 20.0% | 125 |
| 2020/21 | 17.9% | 4.5% | +13.4pp | 46.0% | 6.5% | 11.5% | 126 |
| 2021/22 | 29.5% | 7.1% | +22.4pp | 69.3% | 8.2% | 21.3% | 127 |
| 2022/23 | 33.4% | 6.8% | +26.6pp | 70.8% | 6.8% | 26.6% | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 34.3% | 6.6% | +27.7pp | 69.8% | 5.5% | 28.7% | 139 |
| 2024/25 | 34.0% | 6.2% | +27.8pp | 69.9% | 13.7% | 20.3% | 133 |
3 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |