Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,852.93
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 21.6%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 20.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
24 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
449
Capacity
691 (65%)
Free school meals
46.3%
English additional lang.
8.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
27.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£50,363
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 469 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 | £3.0m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 75.8% | +£170k | £130k | 4.4% | £6,824 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £3.2m | £2.5m | 73.6% | +£212k | £342k | 10.0% | £7,225 |
| 2023/24 | £3.9m | £3.4m | £2.7m | 68.3% | +£504k | £846k | 21.6% | £8,742 |
| 2024/25 | £4.0m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 76.2% | -£32k | £814k | 20.5% | £8,853 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£433k
Premises
£246k
Other costs
£731k
6.4%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
3.8%
ICT
10.6%
Premises (total)
5.1%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 30.6 | 42.0% | 24.7% | 18.5% | — | 81 |
* 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 | 22.2 | 17.9 | £42,721 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 26.8 | 16.2 | £42,642 | 28.0% | 3.6% | 14.4 |
| 2022/23 | 22.6 | 20.9 | £44,131 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 27.3 | 16.4 | £48,124 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2024/25 | 27.0 | 16.6 | £50,363 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 22.9% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 292 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 21.2% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 274 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 10.1% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 276 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 18.9% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 280 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 19.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 289 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 22.0% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 346 |
| 2020/21 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 24.0% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 404 |
| 2021/22 | 13.9% | 7.1% | +6.7pp | 43.9% | 9.8% | 4.1% | 449 |
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% | +6.9pp | 41.6% | 8.3% | 5.4% | 486 |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% | +6.3pp | 34.9% | 8.1% | 4.8% | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% | +5.2pp | 35.6% | 7.5% | 3.9% | 469 |
24 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2018 | — | Good |