Per-pupil income
£7,907
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.6%
of income
In-year balance
+6.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
7 November 2018 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,190
Capacity
1,239 (96%)
Free school meals
47.1%
English additional lang.
17.4%
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.
68.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£49,382
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,080 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 | £7.3m | £5.9m | 75.8% | +£459k | £1.3m | 16.8% | £6,664 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £7.6m | £5.9m | 70.4% | +£777k | £1.6m | 18.7% | £7,193 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £8.7m | £6.7m | 72.2% | +£578k | £1.5m | 16.6% | £7,907 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£343k
Other costs
£1.7m
3.4%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
5.0%
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 | —* | 49.9 | 68.4% | 49.5% | 46.8% | — | 190 |
* 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 | 68.3 | 16.9 | £45,826 | 5.8% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 68.3 | 17.1 | £45,499 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 65.4 | 17.9 | £50,954 | 15.6% | 1.5% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 60.1 | 19.5 | £46,877 | 14.6% | 1.6% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 68.0 | 17.5 | £49,382 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 16.0% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 1,036 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.3% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 1,051 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1,042 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.9% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1,061 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 17.5% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1,039 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 17.1% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1,056 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.3% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 1,071 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.0pp | 21.9% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 1,076 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 21.9% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 1,094 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 21.3% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 1,087 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 21.1% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 1,080 |
7 November 2018 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2011 | URN 103533 | Outstanding |