Flags
10
8 high
Per-pupil income
£8,450.32
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
96.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-21.4%
of income
In-year balance
-15.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.2% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -5.7%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -21.4%.
Reserves fell from 2.5% to -21.4% over 3 years
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 96.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 15.8% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
30 April 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
439
Capacity
724 (61%)
Free school meals
34.5%
English additional lang.
1.6%
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.
36.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.1
Mean salary
£48,536
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 413 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 | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.7m | 81.5% | -£23k | £163k | 4.9% | £6,719 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £3.7m | £2.9m | 81.5% | -£72k | £91k | 2.5% | £7,715 |
| 2023/24 | £3.7m | £4.0m | £3.2m | 87.5% | -£301k | -£210k | -5.7% | £8,162 |
| 2024/25 | £3.7m | £4.3m | £3.6m | 96.7% | -£586k | -£796k | -21.4% | £8,450 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£459k
Premises
£162k
Other costs
£547k
6.2%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
10.4%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
1.2%
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 | —* | 34.8 | 37.9% | 18.2% | 7.6% | — | 66 |
* 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 | 29.9 | 16.4 | £42,819 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 33.0 | 14.9 | £43,922 | 31.8% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 34.9 | 13.4 | £43,455 | 32.7% | 5.4% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 28.5 | 15.7 | £43,482 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 36.2 | 12.1 | £48,536 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 17.7% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 384 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.6% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 361 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 20.9% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 358 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 21.6% | 4.8% | 2.8% | 370 |
| 2017/18 | 7.8% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 22.7% | 6.2% | 1.7% | 397 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 20.1% | 5.1% | 1.9% | 432 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.4% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 447 |
| 2021/22 | 12.1% | 7.1% | +4.9pp | 37.4% | 8.2% | 3.9% | 465 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 32.8% | 7.7% | 3.2% | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 36.9% | 7.2% | 3.4% | 426 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 29.1% | 7.3% | 2.0% | 413 |
30 April 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2022 | — | Requires improvement |