Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,081.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+13.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 38.4%.
16 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
966
Capacity
1,005 (96%)
Free school meals
12.7%
English additional lang.
22.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
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.
43.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
22.3
Mean salary
£53,891
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 710 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 | £5.7m | £5.1m | £4.0m | 70.8% | +£566k | £105k | 1.9% | £5,643 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.8m | £4.4m | 76.7% | -£113k | £127k | 2.2% | £5,924 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £5.9m | £4.3m | 63.4% | +£890k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,082 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£199k
Premises
£299k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.8%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
5.5%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 47.3 | 76.4% | 46.3% | 31.0% | — | 229 |
* 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 | 50.9 | 19.4 | £43,631 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 52.1 | 19.3 | £43,457 | 25.7% | 1.9% | 3.0 |
| 2022/23 | 46.2 | 21.0 | £46,619 | 21.2% | 2.1% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 21.3 | £45,948 | 38.4% | 2.2% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 43.3 | 22.3 | £53,891 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 629 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 4.0% | 0.2% | 633 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.1% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 647 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.9% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 674 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.8% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 701 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 7.8% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 703 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.8% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 707 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 22.1% | 5.9% | 2.3% | 723 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 20.8% | 6.4% | 1.3% | 716 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 22.2% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 717 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 22.4% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 710 |
16 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2017 | — | Outstanding |