Per-pupil income
£7,658.18
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
8 May 2019 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,441
Capacity
1,500 (96%)
Free school meals
32.1%
English additional lang.
23.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
92.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£44,322
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,475 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 | £5.7m | £5.0m | £3.8m | 65.8% | +£755k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,556 |
| 2022/23 | £9.7m | £8.7m | £6.5m | 67.4% | +£954k | £2.7m | 27.9% | £7,395 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £9.8m | £7.2m | 68.1% | +£717k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,658 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£425k
Other costs
£2.2m
3.1%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
4.0%
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 | —* | 51.8 | 73.1% | 50.0% | 74.4% | — | 242 |
* 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 | 75.0 | 14.8 | £35,237 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 91.0 | 13.9 | £39,439 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 91.0 | 14.4 | £38,797 | 16.9% | 3.2% | — |
| 2023/24 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 92.0 | 15.7 | £44,322 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 1.8% | 4.6% | -2.8pp | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 153 |
| 2017/18 | 2.0% | 4.8% | -2.8pp | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 395 |
| 2018/19 | 1.8% | 4.6% | -2.8pp | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 653 |
| 2020/21 | 1.9% | 4.5% | -2.7pp | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1,123 |
| 2021/22 | 3.6% | 7.1% | -3.5pp | 7.0% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 1,291 |
| 2022/23 | 4.0% | 6.8% | -2.8pp | 8.2% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 1,336 |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% | -1.6pp | 11.9% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,418 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 14.0% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 1,475 |
8 May 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding