Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£10,582.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+24.5%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.2%.
Elevated: turnover 28.1%.
7 March 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
744
Capacity
1,000 (74%)
Free school meals
60.9%
English additional lang.
8.6%
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.
41.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£56,590
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
43.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
7.6%
2024/25 · 804 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 | £8.0m | £5.3m | £4.5m | 55.5% | +£2.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,755 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £5.6m | £5.0m | 68.6% | +£1.7m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,100 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £6.2m | £5.3m | 63.8% | +£2.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £10,583 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£18k
Other costs
£947k
3.5%
Admin staff
5.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 32.2 | 36.5% | 18.6% | 25.6% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 53.8 | 17.7 | £43,687 | 20.4% | 3.6% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 50.8 | 18.1 | £44,094 | 29.9% | 1.9% | 10.4 |
| 2022/23 | 51.0 | 17.6 | £45,105 | 29.8% | 1.9% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 16.4 | £53,750 | 28.1% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 41.6 | 17.9 | £56,590 | —% | 2.3% | — |
Overall absence
14.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
43.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 19.8% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 1,099 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 21.1% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 1,092 |
| 2015/16 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 23.2% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 1,099 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 22.4% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 1,052 |
| 2017/18 | 9.5% | 4.8% | +4.8pp | 28.1% | 5.6% | 3.9% | 1,065 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 23.8% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 1,054 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 19.9% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 979 |
| 2021/22 | 13.7% | 7.1% | +6.6pp | 48.1% | 8.5% | 5.2% | 971 |
| 2022/23 | 19.3% | 6.8% | +12.5pp | 55.6% | 9.8% | 9.5% | 962 |
| 2023/24 | 14.7% | 6.6% | +8.1pp | 45.5% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 852 |
| 2024/25 | 14.2% | 6.2% | +8.0pp | 43.3% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 804 |
7 March 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2019 | — | Requires improvement |