Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,978.52
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+34.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 35.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
21 November 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
753
Capacity
750 (100%)
Free school meals
51.9%
English additional lang.
21.4%
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.
45.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£53,835
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 837 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 | £5.6m | £4.4m | £3.8m | 68.7% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,503 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £4.6m | £4.1m | 69.7% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,861 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £4.4m | £4.2m | 63.3% | +£2.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,979 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£508k
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
6.9%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
0.0%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 40.3 | 56.6% | 32.9% | 39.2% | — | 143 |
* 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 | 47.4 | 15.7 | £41,853 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 48.9 | 15.2 | £43,176 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 46.3 | 16.3 | £45,799 | 35.8% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.0 | 19.6 | £51,544 | 11.0% | 2.6% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 45.9 | 16.4 | £53,835 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 738 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.9% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 740 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.5% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 750 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 764 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 777 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.4% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 783 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 21.3% | 5.4% | 2.4% | 766 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 29.2% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 775 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 31.9% | 5.8% | 4.8% | 803 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 30.8% | 6.0% | 4.6% | 830 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 27.2% | 5.2% | 3.8% | 837 |
21 November 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2015 | — | Requires improvement |