Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,945.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+12.6%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 26.9%.
12 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
944
Capacity
858 (110%)
Free school meals
24.5%
English additional lang.
29.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
50.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£51,136
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 752 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 | £5.3m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 66.9% | +£561k | £723k | 13.8% | £5,889 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.1m | £3.7m | 64.0% | +£680k | £993k | 17.1% | £6,411 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £5.7m | £4.0m | 62.2% | +£818k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,946 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£342k
Premises
£287k
Other costs
£1.4m
3.7%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 73.5 | 98.6% | 95.2% | 87.0% | — | 146 |
* 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 | 46.5 | 18.2 | £44,067 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 50.1 | 17.8 | £44,089 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 50.4 | 18.0 | £42,991 | 13.2% | 1.9% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 52.3 | 17.9 | £44,747 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 50.9 | 18.5 | £51,136 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.4% | 4.4% | -1.9pp | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.1% | 499 |
| 2014/15 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 520 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.9% | 4.7% | 0.1% | 544 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 12.5% | 4.3% | 0.1% | 569 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 16.5% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 593 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 16.4% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 599 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.5% | 3.3% | 0.1% | 659 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 26.9% | 6.3% | 0.6% | 691 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 21.0% | 5.8% | 0.6% | 724 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 17.9% | 5.3% | 0.7% | 752 |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% | -1.3pp | 13.2% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 752 |
12 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2007 | URN 104261 | Outstanding |