Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,176.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.8%
of income
In-year balance
+10.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
27 February 2018 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,028
Capacity
1,050 (98%)
Free school meals
35.6%
English additional lang.
10.1%
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.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£50,332
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 1,074 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 | £6.8m | £5.7m | £4.7m | 69.0% | +£1.1m | £363k | 5.4% | £6,926 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £6.6m | £5.0m | 62.9% | +£1.4m | £1.0m | 12.8% | £7,960 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £7.5m | £5.7m | 67.7% | +£903k | £1.2m | 13.8% | £8,176 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£744k
Premises
£412k
Other costs
£1.4m
3.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 38.9 | 47.7% | 25.4% | 18.3% | — | 197 |
* 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 | 60.0 | 15.5 | £41,634 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 63.8 | 15.3 | £42,577 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 63.5 | 15.7 | £42,605 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 65.6 | 15.6 | £42,131 | 24.4% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 16.7 | £50,332 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 13.7% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 663 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.3% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 645 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 19.2% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 729 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 18.6% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 731 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 14.7% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 767 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.9% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 842 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 15.3% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 952 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 37.3% | 6.3% | 4.4% | 1,003 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 31.6% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 1,047 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 32.7% | 6.1% | 4.0% | 1,066 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 30.7% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 1,074 |
27 February 2018 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2014 | URN 103856 | Good |