Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,712.43
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.9%
of income
In-year balance
-6.3%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.3% of income.
19 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
829
Capacity
750 (111%)
Free school meals
15.4%
English additional lang.
3.0%
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.
52.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£50,275
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 848 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 | £5.2m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 74.6% | +£292k | £469k | 9.0% | £6,263 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.5m | £4.0m | 69.7% | +£312k | £665k | 11.5% | £6,814 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.9m | £4.4m | 68.0% | -£411k | £61k | 0.9% | £7,712 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£607k
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£1.2m
5.6%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
19.9%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
4.1%
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 | —* | 45.9 | 66.7% | 39.4% | 29.1% | — | 165 |
* 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 | 53.4 | 14.9 | £41,644 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 52.8 | 15.7 | £42,058 | 28.4% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 48.4 | 17.5 | £41,771 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 52.8 | 16.0 | £47,217 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.8 | 15.7 | £50,275 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 10.0% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 751 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.4% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 727 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.5% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 713 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 702 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 711 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 728 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 10.2% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 813 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 21.9% | 6.4% | 1.4% | 850 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 16.2% | 5.6% | 1.8% | 856 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 20.8% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 862 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 19.6% | 5.3% | 2.2% | 848 |
19 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2011 | — | Outstanding |