Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,377.39
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.5%
of income
In-year balance
-3.0%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 8.5% to 3.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.5%.
3 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,091
Capacity
1,095 (100%)
Free school meals
10.4%
English additional lang.
1.2%
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.
59.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£55,532
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 1,103 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 | £7.6m | £7.7m | £4.6m | 60.8% | -£11k | £705k | 9.2% | £7,403 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £8.1m | £5.1m | 62.8% | -£16k | £689k | 8.5% | £7,724 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.7m | £5.5m | 64.4% | -£99k | £590k | 6.9% | £8,108 |
| 2024/25 | £9.1m | £9.4m | £6.1m | 67.0% | -£272k | £318k | 3.5% | £8,377 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£815k
Premises
£1.7m
Other costs
£1.6m
6.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
2.4%
ICT
22.3%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
5.0%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 78.0% | 60.5% | 41.0% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 53.9 | 19.2 | £44,093 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 56.9 | 18.2 | £44,524 | 5.3% | 1.7% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 60.8 | 17.2 | £47,159 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2023/24 | 58.7 | 18.0 | £51,596 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 59.1 | 18.5 | £55,532 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 7.8% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 1,020 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 1,030 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.7% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 1,028 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.4% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1,016 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.0% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,024 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,030 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.5% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1,051 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 24.3% | 6.8% | 1.4% | 1,065 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 19.1% | 6.1% | 1.2% | 1,070 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | 0.0pp | 17.1% | 5.3% | 1.2% | 1,080 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 15.1% | 5.2% | 1.0% | 1,103 |
3 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2016 | — | Requires improvement |