Per-pupil income
£6,405.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,311
Capacity
1,253 (105%)
Free school meals
16.6%
English additional lang.
11.1%
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.
86.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£50,133
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,088 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 | £7.6m | £7.2m | £5.6m | 73.5% | +£394k | £1.1m | 14.5% | £5,932 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 74.4% | +£40k | £699k | 8.9% | £6,056 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.2m | £6.5m | 77.2% | +£221k | £488k | 5.8% | £6,405 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£608k
Premises
£459k
Other costs
£1.2m
6.3%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 53.4 | 77.9% | 59.3% | 68.6% | — | 204 |
* 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 | 87.9 | 14.5 | £40,383 | 11.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 86.2 | 14.9 | £40,082 | 19.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 78.3 | 16.5 | £42,088 | 25.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 78.8 | 16.7 | £46,967 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 86.4 | 15.2 | £50,133 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.4% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 994 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.5% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 1,007 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.6% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 1,011 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.2% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1,012 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 8.4% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 1,023 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.4% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 1,043 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 4.8% | 0.2% | 1,036 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 27.1% | 7.4% | 0.7% | 1,044 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 22.3% | 6.5% | 1.2% | 1,053 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 22.1% | 6.4% | 1.3% | 1,073 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 21.5% | 6.1% | 1.6% | 1,088 |
18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2014 | URN 104119 | Outstanding |