Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£34,349.21
+£3,5822024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
−3.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
23.7%
+3.1ppof income
In-year balance
+13.1%
+7.0ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 23.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 28.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 21.0%.
Elevated: sickness 9.3 days.
Elevated: sickness 9.8 days.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good14 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
119
Capacity
126 (94%)
Free school meals
76.5%
English additional lang.
0.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 7–16
Your school compared against 30 similar other schools in West Midlands, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
15.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.8
Mean salary
£52,123
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
21.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
54.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.5%
Unauthorised absence
12.5%
2024/25 · 135 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £2.5m | £2.5m | £1.9m | 75.3% | +£50k | £291k | 11.4% | £29,230 |
| 2022/23 | £3.3m | £2.9m | £2.1m | 64.4% | +£401k | £555k | 17.1% | £33,865 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £3.4m | £2.6m | 73.8% | +£216k | £735k | 20.6% | £30,767 |
| 2024/25 | £4.3m | £3.8m | £3.1m | 70.8% | +£567k | £1.0m | 23.7% | £34,349 |
Teaching staff
£1.5m
40% of spend
Support staff
£646k
17% of spend
Premises
£325k
9% of spend
Other costs
£373k
10% of spend
| 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 | —* | 1.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 18 |
* 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 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 6.7 | £41,162 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 5.1 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 6.4 | £39,811 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 9.3 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 6.8 | £40,918 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 7.0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 7.9 | £50,974 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 9.8 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 15.3 | 7.8 | £52,123 | —% | 0.0% | — | 2.9 | 3 |
Overall absence
21.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
54.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
12.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 20.6% | 4.4% | +16.3pp | 59.5% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 111 |
| 2014/15 | 21.8% | 4.5% | +17.3pp | 56.6% | 13.8% | 8.0% | 83 |
| 2015/16 | 25.0% | 4.5% | +20.6pp | 70.7% | 18.2% | 6.8% | 58 |
| 2016/17 | 20.7% | 4.6% | +16.1pp | 58.4% | 12.5% | 8.2% | 89 |
| 2017/18 | 19.5% | 4.8% | +14.8pp | 58.1% | 11.3% | 8.2% | 105 |
| 2018/19 | 19.9% | 4.6% | +15.3pp | 54.5% | 11.3% | 8.7% | 112 |
| 2020/21 | 23.6% | 4.5% | +19.1pp | 69.4% | 12.1% | 11.6% | 108 |
| 2021/22 | 30.2% | 7.1% | +23.0pp | 61.0% | 14.5% | 15.6% | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 23.7% | 6.8% | +16.9pp | 51.4% | 13.5% | 10.2% | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 28.1% | 6.6% | +21.5pp | 69.0% | 13.4% | 14.7% | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 21.0% | 6.2% | +14.8pp | 54.8% | 8.5% | 12.5% | 135 |
14 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2022 | — | Requires improvement |