Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,820.62
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.0%
of income
In-year balance
-4.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.4% of income.
Elevated: sickness 11.6 days.
8 May 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
998
Capacity
1,042 (96%)
Free school meals
19.4%
English additional lang.
8.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
57.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£53,251
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 945 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 | £6.1m | £5.8m | £4.7m | 77.1% | +£221k | £1.5m | 24.7% | £6,360 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £6.4m | £5.1m | 77.8% | +£113k | £1.6m | 24.9% | £6,760 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £6.9m | £5.4m | 82.4% | -£289k | £1.3m | 20.0% | £6,821 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£856k
Premises
£549k
Other costs
£907k
9.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
1.3%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 56.6% | 37.6% | 36.4% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 56.5 | 16.9 | £42,114 | 7.1% | 1.7% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 58.6 | 16.3 | £43,433 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 62.0 | 15.5 | £46,214 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 59.0 | 16.4 | £49,652 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 11.6 |
| 2024/25 | 57.7 | 17.3 | £53,251 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 796 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 797 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 809 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.0% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 809 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 12.9% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 828 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.4% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 873 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.2% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 893 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 29.8% | 8.0% | 2.2% | 875 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 23.4% | 5.7% | 2.4% | 892 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 26.4% | 6.7% | 2.5% | 925 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 22.8% | 6.2% | 2.7% | 945 |
8 May 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2012 | URN 124444 | Requires improvement |