Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,243.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
32.8%
of income
In-year balance
+10.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
1 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,920
Capacity
1,943 (99%)
Free school meals
42.8%
English additional lang.
30.8%
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.
124.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£47,171
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,687 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 | £12.1m | £11.5m | £8.9m | 73.6% | +£629k | £3.0m | 24.9% | £6,615 |
| 2022/23 | £13.1m | £12.5m | £9.3m | 71.2% | +£541k | £3.6m | 27.3% | £6,994 |
| 2023/24 | £15.9m | £14.2m | £11.6m | 73.4% | +£1.7m | £5.2m | 32.8% | £8,244 |
Teaching staff
£8.1m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£780k
Other costs
£1.8m
| 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 | —* | 50.2 | 71.6% | 50.8% | 68.5% | — | 327 |
* 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 | 124.9 | 14.7 | £42,653 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 122.6 | 15.0 | £42,899 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2022/23 | 123.9 | 15.1 | £45,254 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2023/24 | 136.3 | 14.1 | £44,776 | 24.0% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 124.6 | 15.4 | £47,171 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.3% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1,510 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.8% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1,519 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 11.4% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 1,523 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.7% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1,562 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 12.1% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1,528 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.0% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 1,533 |
| 2020/21 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 23.2% | 5.3% | 3.1% | 1,584 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 26.8% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 1,609 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 26.5% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 1,633 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 22.9% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 1,690 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 18.1% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 1,687 |
1 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2013 | URN 103514 | Good |