Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,086.21
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
6.3%
of income
In-year balance
-1.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.1% of income.
Elevated: turnover 18.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.
23 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
804
Capacity
840 (96%)
Free school meals
54.0%
English additional lang.
81.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in West Midlands, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
52.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£55,532
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 860 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £5.7m | £4.1m | 71.5% | -£30k | £823k | 14.5% | £7,435 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £4.3m | 68.4% | +£16k | £839k | 13.3% | £7,955 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £7.1m | £5.8m | 85.3% | -£276k | £563k | 8.3% | £8,371 |
| 2024/25 | £7.3m | £7.4m | £5.6m | 76.3% | -£105k | £457k | 6.3% | £9,086 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£390k
Premises
£379k
Other costs
£1.5m
8.6%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
11.1%
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 | —* | 52.4 | 76.7% | 47.2% | 78.6% | — | 159 |
* 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 | 51.2 | 14.3 | £44,783 | 8.8% | 1.9% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 54.4 | 14.0 | £44,443 | 22.2% | 1.8% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 48.8 | 16.3 | £53,080 | 17.7% | 2.0% | 7.7 |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 15.3 | £54,389 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 52.8 | 15.2 | £55,532 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 13.7% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 699 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 707 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.3% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 698 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 14.6% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 712 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.0% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 708 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.9% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 706 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 19.7% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 760 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.0pp | 21.5% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 803 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 27.1% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 806 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 25.1% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 862 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 24.4% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 860 |
23 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2009 | — | Outstanding |