Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,719.18
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.3%
of income
In-year balance
+3.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
9 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,119
Capacity
1,135 (99%)
Free school meals
37.1%
English additional lang.
33.6%
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.
77.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£46,231
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 1,039 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 | £7.9m | £7.3m | £5.6m | 70.5% | +£629k | £198k | 2.5% | £6,905 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.0m | £6.0m | 72.0% | +£412k | £231k | 2.8% | £7,328 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.7m | £6.5m | 72.1% | +£337k | £296k | 3.3% | £7,719 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£327k
Other costs
£1.9m
4.0%
Admin staff
1.0%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
2.6%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 43.4 | 64.1% | 35.9% | 29.2% | — | 195 |
* 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 | 74.0 | 15.1 | £40,253 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 75.3 | 15.2 | £40,914 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 73.5 | 15.6 | £41,927 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 71.0 | 16.5 | £45,875 | 12.4% | 1.4% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 77.4 | 14.5 | £46,231 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 14.2% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 959 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.8% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 929 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.0% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 924 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.8% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 942 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.9% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 948 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.9% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 976 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 20.6% | 4.0% | 3.0% | 1,017 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 29.4% | 2.3% | 6.9% | 1,039 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 29.0% | 2.1% | 7.3% | 1,047 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 26.2% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 1,069 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 26.1% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 1,039 |
9 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2015 | — | Requires improvement |