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Per-pupil income
£7,669.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,558
Capacity
1,550 (101%)
Free school meals
45.3%
English additional lang.
39.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
85.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£44,341
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,525 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 | £6.6m | £6.3m | £4.6m | 70.1% | +£273k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,394 |
| 2022/23 | £11.4m | £10.5m | £7.5m | 65.8% | +£909k | £712k | 6.3% | £7,378 |
| 2023/24 | £12.2m | £11.1m | £7.8m | 63.8% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,670 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£1.8m
Other costs
£1.5m
3.7%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
14.9%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
-0.1%
Catering
3.9%
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 | —* | 36.4 | 34.3% | 18.0% | 9.2% | — | 283 |
* 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 | 82.5 | 17.3 | £39,239 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 95.5 | 15.7 | £39,529 | 19.1% | 3.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 93.8 | 16.4 | £39,856 | 28.9% | 5.1% | — |
| 2023/24 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 11.3 |
| 2024/25 | 85.2 | 18.3 | £44,341 | —% | 2.3% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 17.5% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 1,318 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 20.2% | 4.6% | 2.5% | 1,339 |
| 2015/16 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 25.8% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1,356 |
| 2016/17 | 9.7% | 4.6% | +5.1pp | 28.6% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 1,409 |
| 2017/18 | 9.1% | 4.8% | +4.3pp | 28.2% | 1.7% | 7.3% | 1,400 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 17.0% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 1,315 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.1% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 1,411 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 36.7% | 6.8% | 4.3% | 1,467 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 31.9% | 5.8% | 4.3% | 1,481 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 30.2% | 6.0% | 4.6% | 1,527 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 27.1% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 1,525 |
29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2022 | — | Requires improvement |