Per-pupil income
£6,814.94
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.7%
of income
In-year balance
+4.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 March 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,220
Capacity
1,250 (98%)
Free school meals
18.7%
English additional lang.
8.0%
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.
68.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£50,343
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,053 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 | £7.5m | £6.9m | £5.4m | 71.0% | +£593k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,176 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.6m | £5.9m | 72.5% | +£537k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,655 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.0m | £6.2m | 73.9% | +£367k | £811k | 9.7% | £6,815 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£789k
Premises
£369k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.5%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 57.8 | 81.3% | 65.7% | 61.6% | — | 198 |
* 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 | 73.0 | 16.5 | £40,938 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 73.2 | 16.7 | £41,883 | 13.7% | 1.3% | 0.1 |
| 2022/23 | 73.2 | 16.8 | £43,544 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 72.3 | 17.0 | £47,096 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 68.2 | 17.9 | £50,343 | —% | 1.4% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,008 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 983 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.8% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 999 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 16.0% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 989 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.0% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 983 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.1% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 988 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 6.9% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1,033 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.6pp | 15.9% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 1,041 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 20.6% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 1,061 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 18.4% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 1,067 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 15.6% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 1,053 |
11 March 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2013 | URN 124422 | Requires improvement |