Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,768.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.4%
of income
In-year balance
+7.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.0%, sickness 13.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.7%.
23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
802
Free school meals
37.7%
English additional lang.
10.7%
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.
52.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£48,990
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 844 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 | — | — | — | —% | — | — | —% | — |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £5.2m | £4.0m | 75.7% | +£141k | £598k | 11.2% | £6,631 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £6.0m | £4.8m | 75.3% | +£456k | £608k | 9.4% | £7,768 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£914k
Premises
£288k
Other costs
£846k
0.0%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
8.5%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 33.2 | 38.1% | 20.3% | 7.6% | — | 118 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 46.4 | 17.6 | £38,742 | 17.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 51.6 | 15.1 | £39,439 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2021/22 | 50.3 | 15.5 | £42,066 | 41.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 50.1 | 16.6 | £48,564 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 13.1 |
| 2024/25 | 52.1 | 15.4 | £48,990 | —% | 3.7% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 24.4% | 5.1% | 2.2% | 814 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 29.9% | 7.1% | 3.0% | 810 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 29.4% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 840 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 28.5% | 5.8% | 3.8% | 860 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 26.3% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 844 |
23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement