Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,863.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.6%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
26 January 2016 · 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
658
Capacity
787 (84%)
Free school meals
41.3%
English additional lang.
30.1%
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.
42.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£49,538
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 690 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 | £4.2m | £3.7m | £3.0m | 72.0% | +£525k | £218k | 5.2% | £6,898 |
| 2022/23 | £4.2m | £4.1m | £3.1m | 73.6% | +£91k | £323k | 7.8% | £6,878 |
| 2023/24 | £4.5m | £4.6m | £3.4m | 76.1% | -£91k | £72k | 1.6% | £6,864 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£354k
Premises
£258k
Other costs
£907k
5.4%
Admin staff
6.7%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 39.6 | 54.1% | 29.7% | 3.6% | — | 111 |
* 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 | 37.8 | 15.8 | £39,309 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 39.2 | 15.5 | £41,043 | 2.5% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 40.0 | 15.2 | £43,342 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2023/24 | 40.6 | 16.1 | £40,428 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 15.4 | £49,538 | —% | 2.3% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 19.1% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 575 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.3% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 583 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 19.0% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 605 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 15.2% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 619 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 18.3% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 600 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 17.9% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 587 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.5% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 621 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 31.0% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 636 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 27.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 634 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 31.1% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 675 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 33.0% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 690 |
26 January 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2013 | URN 103859 | Requires improvement |