Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,248.95
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-8.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -10.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
23 April 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
526
Capacity
604 (87%)
Free school meals
12.9%
English additional lang.
1.5%
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.
31.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£52,177
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 542 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 | £3.4m | £3.4m | £2.4m | 70.9% | +£2k | -£436k | -12.9% | £6,604 |
| 2022/23 | £3.7m | £3.7m | £2.7m | 71.7% | +£26k | -£410k | -11.1% | £7,134 |
| 2023/24 | £4.0m | £4.0m | £2.8m | 69.3% | +£8k | -£402k | -10.1% | £7,654 |
| 2024/25 | £4.3m | £4.3m | £3.0m | 70.0% | +£22k | -£381k | -8.8% | £8,249 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£510k
Premises
£249k
Other costs
£1.0m
6.3%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
5.9%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 43.4 | 54.9% | 35.3% | 31.4% | — | 102 |
* 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 | 28.4 | 17.2 | £41,812 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2021/22 | 29.1 | 17.6 | £43,263 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 12.0 |
| 2022/23 | 28.8 | 18.0 | £45,383 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 29.3 | 17.9 | £48,844 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 31.8 | 16.6 | £52,177 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 12.9% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 417 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 13.8% | 5.7% | 0.3% | 399 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.4% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 429 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.3% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 435 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.4% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 468 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 473 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.9% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 497 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 28.7% | 6.8% | 1.6% | 530 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 28.2% | 6.9% | 2.1% | 532 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 28.7% | 6.8% | 1.7% | 540 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 25.6% | 7.4% | 1.4% | 542 |
23 April 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2013 | — | Requires improvement |