Per-pupil income
£11,541.08
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
34.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.7%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
6 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
947
Capacity
1,200 (79%)
Free school meals
5.7%
English additional lang.
3.6%
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.
54.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£51,963
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 237 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 | £7.3m | £7.3m | £2.7m | 36.6% | +£38k | £1.9m | 25.4% | £10,567 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £8.2m | £3.0m | 37.1% | -£152k | £1.7m | 21.3% | £10,785 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.8m | £3.3m | 36.0% | +£308k | £2.0m | 22.0% | £10,907 |
| 2024/25 | £10.9m | £10.8m | £3.8m | 34.8% | +£141k | £2.2m | 19.7% | £11,541 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£112k
Premises
£420k
Other costs
£6.6m
1.1%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
5.3%
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 | —* | 59.0 | 86.0% | 71.0% | 14.0% | — | 93 |
* 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 | 44.5 | 13.7 | £46,155 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 42.7 | 16.2 | £44,877 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 48.1 | 15.4 | £46,177 | 13.3% | 2.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 47.7 | 17.5 | £49,170 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 54.9 | 17.2 | £51,963 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 8.0% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 112 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.5% | 4.3% | 0.1% | 114 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.0% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 127 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.0% | 5.8% | 0.1% | 100 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 22.4% | 6.6% | 0.1% | 76 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 11.3% | 5.9% | 0.3% | 71 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 6.9% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 87 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 21.9% | 7.2% | 0.7% | 164 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 27.6% | 8.0% | 1.7% | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 26.3% | 7.3% | 1.7% | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 22.8% | 6.1% | 1.0% | 237 |
6 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2010 | — | Good |