Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,354.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.9%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 24.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
14 May 2019 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
398
Capacity
1,000 (40%)
Free school meals
26.9%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
25.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£50,136
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 415 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 | £3.2m | £3.1m | £2.4m | 74.8% | +£37k | £331k | 10.4% | £6,824 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £3.4m | £2.5m | 73.8% | +£38k | £369k | 10.8% | £7,236 |
| 2023/24 | £3.5m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 74.4% | +£19k | £386k | 10.9% | £8,355 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£425k
Premises
£181k
Other costs
£706k
7.0%
Admin staff
4.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 40.0 | 48.0% | 30.7% | 28.0% | — | 75 |
* 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 | 27.2 | 17.5 | £45,202 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 25.8 | 18.1 | £46,818 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 29.2 | 16.1 | £46,856 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/24 | 26.4 | 16.0 | £50,611 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 25.0 | 15.9 | £50,136 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.7% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 536 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 17.2% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 517 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.9% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 514 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.6% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 501 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 433 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.6% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 419 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.6% | 5.4% | 1.0% | 454 |
| 2021/22 | 12.3% | 7.1% | +5.1pp | 40.3% | 9.7% | 2.6% | 454 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 32.8% | 7.1% | 2.6% | 454 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 23.0% | 6.2% | 2.2% | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 24.1% | 6.2% | 1.5% | 415 |
14 May 2019 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2017 | — | Inadequate |