Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£40,278.52
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.2%
of income
In-year balance
-2.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.1%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -2.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding1 July 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
228
Free school meals
45.0%
English additional lang.
11.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
36.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.2
Mean salary
£54,949
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 204 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 | £6.9m | £6.7m | £5.3m | 76.8% | +£187k | £543k | 7.9% | £31,990 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.6m | £6.0m | 82.0% | -£320k | £223k | 3.0% | £34,403 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.7m | £6.9m | 83.1% | -£408k | -£186k | -2.3% | £38,930 |
| 2024/25 | £9.1m | £9.3m | £7.2m | 78.3% | -£198k | -£384k | -4.2% | £40,279 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£3.9m
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£806k
2.5%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
1.7%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
16.5%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 5 |
* 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 35.1 | 5.9 | £44,428 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 11.3 |
| 2021/22 | 31.2 | 6.9 | £44,384 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 13.5 |
| 2022/23 | 33.1 | 6.4 | £45,771 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2023/24 | 37.2 | 5.7 | £49,075 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2024/25 | 36.5 | 6.2 | £54,949 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.9% | 4.4% | +3.5pp | 22.6% | 7.6% | 0.3% | 124 |
| 2014/15 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 25.6% | 8.2% | 0.2% | 133 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 23.2% | 6.7% | 0.8% | 138 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 21.5% | 6.9% | 0.6% | 135 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 19.9% | 6.7% | 0.7% | 156 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 20.4% | 7.2% | 0.3% | 167 |
| 2020/21 | 15.4% | 4.5% | +10.9pp | 55.5% | 15.0% | 0.4% | 173 |
| 2021/22 | 12.7% | 7.1% | +5.6pp | 49.4% | 12.0% | 0.7% | 176 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 26.3% | 8.3% | 0.8% | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 30.3% | 9.6% | 0.9% | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 27.4% | 8.8% | 0.9% | 204 |
1 July 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2013 | — | Outstanding |