Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,051.34
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+7.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
Elevated: turnover 17.2%, vacancy rate 3.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.3%.
11 October 2017 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
432
Capacity
400 (108%)
Free school meals
23.2%
English additional lang.
9.0%
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.
29.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£47,584
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 439 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 | £2.6m | £2.5m | £1.7m | 64.4% | +£186k | £219k | 8.3% | £7,423 |
| 2022/23 | £2.7m | £3.3m | £2.1m | 78.3% | -£534k | £9k | 0.3% | £7,238 |
| 2023/24 | £2.9m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 71.1% | +£227k | £4k | 0.1% | £7,051 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
Support staff
£284k
Premises
£126k
Other costs
£480k
4.0%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 39.7 | 60.6% | 40.8% | 32.4% | — | 71 |
* 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 | 21.8 | 15.7 | £41,986 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2021/22 | 22.5 | 15.8 | £41,566 | 4.4% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 23.0 | 16.4 | £44,012 | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 29.0 | 14.1 | £46,789 | 17.2% | 3.3% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 29.1 | 14.8 | £47,584 | —% | 3.3% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 15.0% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 333 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 13.7% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 321 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 325 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.0% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 325 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 12.8% | 4.9% | 0.6% | 328 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.5% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 327 |
| 2020/21 | 9.1% | 4.5% | +4.6pp | 30.3% | 8.5% | 0.6% | 356 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 26.8% | 7.4% | 1.7% | 366 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 31.1% | 7.9% | 1.2% | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 32.9% | 9.1% | 1.7% | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 25.5% | 8.0% | 1.7% | 439 |
11 October 2017 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2015 | — | Inadequate |