Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,160.03
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.3%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,306
Capacity
1,326 (98%)
Free school meals
34.5%
English additional lang.
50.7%
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.
75.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£52,804
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,124 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 | £7.8m | £7.4m | £5.9m | 75.0% | +£412k | £745k | 9.6% | £5,926 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £8.1m | £6.5m | 75.7% | +£496k | £908k | 10.6% | £6,386 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £9.3m | £7.3m | 75.6% | +£419k | £801k | 8.3% | £7,160 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£912k
Premises
£404k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.6%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 44.8 | 62.9% | 37.1% | 11.3% | — | 221 |
* 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 | 72.0 | 17.9 | £43,106 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 9.5 |
| 2021/22 | 72.0 | 18.3 | £43,744 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 72.8 | 18.4 | £42,911 | 1.4% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2023/24 | 80.7 | 16.8 | £51,356 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 75.8 | 17.2 | £52,804 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.2% | 4.4% | -1.2pp | 5.3% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 818 |
| 2014/15 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.0% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 819 |
| 2015/16 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.9% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 842 |
| 2016/17 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 5.6% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 846 |
| 2017/18 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 6.8% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 908 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 6.3% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 963 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 12.2% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,061 |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 16.6% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 1,117 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 17.0% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 1,094 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 19.5% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 1,127 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 17.4% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 1,124 |
25 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2022 | — | Requires improvement |