Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,329.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.5%
of income
In-year balance
+3.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Elevated: turnover 20.6%.
13 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,091
Capacity
981 (111%)
Free school meals
21.0%
English additional lang.
29.3%
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.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£46,496
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,023 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 | £6.7m | £6.5m | £5.0m | 75.6% | +£151k | £105k | 1.6% | £5,894 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.3m | £5.6m | 73.9% | +£316k | £186k | 2.5% | £6,756 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £7.8m | £6.2m | 76.8% | +£263k | £117k | 1.5% | £7,329 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£690k
Premises
£210k
Other costs
£1.4m
4.5%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
3.2%
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 | —* | 41.8 | 57.6% | 34.8% | 12.6% | — | 198 |
* 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 | 64.3 | 17.0 | £43,053 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 62.5 | 18.1 | £42,979 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 63.8 | 17.6 | £41,844 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 63.0 | 17.4 | £41,829 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 17.8 | £46,496 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.8% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 830 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.5% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 835 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 830 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 842 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.1% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 873 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 916 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.8% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 989 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 28.8% | 7.4% | 1.3% | 1,021 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 25.1% | 6.2% | 2.2% | 1,022 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 23.6% | 6.1% | 2.2% | 1,034 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 17.6% | 5.5% | 1.7% | 1,023 |
13 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2010 | URN 124461 | Good |