Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,328.96
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
19.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+70.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Elevated: turnover 26.2%.
19 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
786
Capacity
944 (83%)
Free school meals
34.2%
English additional lang.
7.0%
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.
48.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£50,044
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25 · 754 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 | £4.2m | £3.7m | £3.3m | 78.7% | +£547k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,821 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £4.0m | £3.7m | 73.7% | +£984k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,482 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £1.7m | £1.1m | 19.1% | +£3.9m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,329 |
Teaching staff
£390k
Support staff
£361k
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
0.5%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
0.0%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 38.7 | 47.2% | 23.6% | 11.3% | — | 106 |
* 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 | 44.9 | 14.1 | £41,561 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2021/22 | 41.9 | 14.8 | £43,459 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 46.7 | 14.3 | £45,075 | 26.1% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 40.5 | 18.8 | £50,013 | 26.2% | 2.4% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 16.2 | £50,044 | —% | 2.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 490 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 12.2% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 507 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.7% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 525 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.0% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 572 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 17.1% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 603 |
| 2018/19 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 20.0% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 636 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.2% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 573 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 27.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 560 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 35.7% | 6.5% | 4.9% | 633 |
| 2023/24 | 12.0% | 6.6% | +5.4pp | 33.7% | 6.4% | 5.5% | 721 |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% | +6.1pp | 34.0% | 6.9% | 5.4% | 754 |
19 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2017 | URN 124409 | Requires improvement |