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Per-pupil income
£6,846.47
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
24.1%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.7%, vacancy rate 4.0%.
6 June 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,199
Capacity
2,160 (102%)
Free school meals
39.5%
English additional lang.
66.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–16
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.
104.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.9
Mean salary
£43,399
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 2,034 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 | £13.5m | £12.1m | £9.2m | 68.2% | +£1.4m | £3.2m | 23.4% | £6,323 |
| 2022/23 | £14.3m | £13.2m | £9.5m | 66.3% | +£1.1m | £3.6m | 25.0% | £6,733 |
| 2023/24 | £15.1m | £14.1m | £10.4m | 68.5% | +£1.0m | £3.6m | 24.1% | £6,846 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£3.4m
Premises
£761k
Other costs
£3.0m
6.2%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
3.4%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
6.2%
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 | —* | 49.0 | 73.0% | 62.4% | 89.9% | — | 178 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 83.0% | 84.0% | 87.0% | 78.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 72.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 78.0% | — |
| 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 | 104.9 | 20.5 | £37,594 | 25.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 112.1 | 19.0 | £40,849 | 29.4% | 2.6% | — |
| 2022/23 | 104.3 | 20.4 | £39,691 | 25.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 97.2 | 22.7 | £41,000 | 20.7% | 4.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 104.2 | 20.9 | £43,399 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.9% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 1,988 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 21.7% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 2,026 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 26.7% | 5.1% | 3.4% | 1,999 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 24.4% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 2,032 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 26.3% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 2,034 |
6 June 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good