Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£37,993.38
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
28 January 2015 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
89
Capacity
90 (99%)
Free school meals
49.3%
English additional lang.
38.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
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.
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.
16.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.6
Mean salary
£49,521
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 67 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 | £2.7m | £2.5m | £2.0m | 74.5% | +£161k | £285k | 10.7% | £30,512 |
| 2022/23 | £2.8m | £2.8m | £2.1m | 76.3% | -£47k | £238k | 8.5% | £32,410 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £2.9m | £2.4m | 78.7% | +£149k | £387k | 12.7% | £36,252 |
| 2024/25 | £3.4m | £3.3m | £2.3m | 68.0% | +£53k | £440k | 13.0% | £37,993 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
Support staff
£646k
Premises
£415k
Other costs
£613k
10.8%
Admin staff
3.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
30.3%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 5 |
* 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 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 16.3 | 5.5 | £47,476 | 28.8% | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| 2021/22 | 16.8 | 5.2 | £45,139 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 17.5 | 4.9 | £49,357 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 16.3 | 5.2 | £47,687 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2024/25 | 16.0 | 5.6 | £49,521 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.2% | 4.4% | +4.9pp | 32.7% | 8.3% | 0.9% | 55 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.9% | 6.3% | 0.4% | 53 |
| 2015/16 | 11.1% | 4.5% | +6.6pp | 38.6% | 8.7% | 2.4% | 57 |
| 2016/17 | 14.3% | 4.6% | +9.8pp | 46.9% | 12.6% | 1.8% | 64 |
| 2017/18 | 11.2% | 4.8% | +6.4pp | 34.4% | 8.7% | 2.5% | 64 |
| 2018/19 | 9.3% | 4.6% | +4.7pp | 33.9% | 8.7% | 0.6% | 62 |
| 2020/21 | 9.6% | 4.5% | +5.1pp | 31.3% | 7.9% | 1.7% | 67 |
| 2021/22 | 16.6% | 7.1% | +9.5pp | 62.9% | 13.7% | 2.9% | 70 |
| 2022/23 | 18.9% | 6.8% | +12.1pp | 50.0% | 15.3% | 3.6% | 74 |
| 2023/24 | 14.4% | 6.6% | +7.9pp | 54.3% | 13.4% | 1.0% | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% | +5.2pp | 41.8% | 9.9% | 1.5% | 67 |
28 January 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2012 | — | Outstanding |