Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,822.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-15.4%
of income
In-year balance
-3.4%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.4% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
28 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
419
Capacity
600 (70%)
Free school meals
46.5%
English additional lang.
52.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
25.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£43,398
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 375 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 | £1.6m | £1.0m | £620k | 39.4% | +£570k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,837 |
| 2022/23 | £2.2m | £2.2m | £1.4m | 61.3% | -£14k | -£154k | -6.9% | £10,358 |
| 2023/24 | £2.5m | £2.6m | £1.7m | 69.9% | -£83k | -£380k | -15.4% | £7,823 |
Teaching staff
£786k
Support staff
£639k
Premises
£192k
Other costs
£635k
4.4%
Admin staff
4.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.3%
Premises (total)
7.2%
Supply staff
7.2%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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 | 14.9 | 11.1 | £44,905 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2021/22 | 13.5 | 13.2 | £43,289 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 15.0 | 14.3 | £45,617 | 64.3% | 6.3% | 11.5 |
| 2023/24 | 17.0 | 18.6 | £42,044 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2024/25 | 25.0 | 16.8 | £43,398 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 24.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 164 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 22.3% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 314 |
| 2017/18 | 10.7% | 4.8% | +5.9pp | 36.5% | 5.7% | 4.9% | 285 |
| 2018/19 | 9.1% | 4.6% | +4.5pp | 28.1% | 6.4% | 2.7% | 199 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 21.6% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 88 |
| 2021/22 | 13.3% | 7.1% | +6.2pp | 50.5% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 97 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 29.3% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 167 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 21.6% | 2.3% | 5.2% | 259 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 28.3% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 375 |
28 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2020 | — | Requires improvement |