Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,733.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.5%
of income
In-year balance
+24.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.5%.
29 November 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
702
Capacity
1,450 (48%)
Free school meals
12.8%
English additional lang.
65.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
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.
37.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£47,640
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 751 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 | £3.3m | £2.6m | £2.1m | 65.1% | +£672k | -£329k | -10.0% | £5,614 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £3.2m | £2.5m | 70.4% | +£397k | -£224k | -6.2% | £5,719 |
| 2023/24 | £4.7m | £3.6m | £2.9m | 60.6% | +£1.2m | £261k | 5.5% | £6,733 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£51k
Premises
£151k
Other costs
£548k
5.5%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
3.5%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.9%
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 | —* | 44.4 | 67.7% | 43.1% | 41.5% | — | 65 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 84.0% | 75.0% | 88.0% | 70.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 66.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 72.0% | — |
| 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 | 33.4 | 15.7 | £40,082 | 36.9% | 0.0% | 15.5 |
| 2021/22 | 32.8 | 17.8 | £39,158 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 33.8 | 18.6 | £39,198 | 23.7% | 0.0% | 13.3 |
| 2023/24 | 35.5 | 19.9 | £41,180 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 37.6 | 18.7 | £47,640 | —% | 2.6% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 5.0% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 101 |
| 2015/16 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 5.4% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 241 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.8% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 387 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 11.4% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 518 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.8% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 572 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 18.6% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 528 |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 20.3% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 632 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 26.5% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 672 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 21.3% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 771 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 19.3% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 751 |
29 November 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2019 | — | Requires improvement |