Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,245.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.5%
of income
In-year balance
+4.9%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.3%.
10 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
673
Capacity
900 (75%)
Free school meals
42.9%
English additional lang.
2.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
46.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£49,366
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 663 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 | £4.1m | £4.3m | £3.3m | 80.3% | -£193k | £542k | 13.3% | £6,891 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.8m | £3.4m | 73.2% | -£46k | £327k | 6.9% | £7,494 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £5.2m | £3.8m | 70.7% | +£264k | £409k | 7.5% | £8,246 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£320k
Premises
£367k
Other costs
£964k
3.9%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.5%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 32.9 | 31.0% | 9.9% | 1.4% | — | 71 |
* 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 | 48.3 | 11.4 | £41,356 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 48.7 | 12.1 | £41,095 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 48.3 | 13.0 | £41,227 | 32.1% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 48.4 | 13.6 | £45,661 | 21.5% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 46.8 | 14.4 | £49,366 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 18.5% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 444 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.3% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 490 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 570 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 15.8% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 594 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 14.7% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 594 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 13.8% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 579 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 16.6% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 523 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 38.3% | 7.0% | 4.5% | 546 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 33.9% | 6.3% | 4.3% | 561 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 37.6% | 6.8% | 3.8% | 622 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 25.3% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 663 |
10 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2019 | — | Requires improvement |