Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,596.03
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.3%
of income
In-year balance
-1.2%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
338
Capacity
600 (56%)
Free school meals
17.2%
English additional lang.
5.6%
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.
24.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£48,572
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 354 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 | £2.4m | £2.4m | £1.8m | 74.8% | +£15k | £372k | 15.4% | £6,656 |
| 2022/23 | £2.6m | £2.7m | £1.9m | 73.2% | -£25k | £368k | 14.0% | £8,326 |
| 2023/24 | £2.9m | £2.9m | £1.9m | 67.0% | -£35k | £269k | 9.3% | £9,596 |
Teaching staff
£1.5m
Support staff
£292k
Premises
£486k
Other costs
£506k
4.9%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
17.9%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 80.6% | 54.8% | 22.6% | — | 31 |
* 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 | 27.7 | 13.8 | £37,834 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 26.3 | 13.8 | £38,965 | 35.0% | 7.1% | — |
| 2022/23 | 22.7 | 13.9 | £40,712 | 27.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 23.1 | 13.1 | £48,921 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2024/25 | 24.3 | 13.9 | £48,572 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 15.5% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 433 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.0% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 463 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.7% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 472 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.6% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 476 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 18.9% | 5.3% | 1.2% | 493 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 21.3% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 437 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 19.1% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 402 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 30.1% | 6.6% | 2.6% | 365 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 27.0% | 6.4% | 2.3% | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 18.3% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 322 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 13.6% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 354 |
7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2021 | URN 139029 | Inadequate |