Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,966.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
25.4%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Elevated: turnover 20.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
18 April 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,177
Capacity
1,150 (102%)
Free school meals
38.2%
English additional lang.
36.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
80.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.7
Mean salary
£49,583
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 823 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 | £8.0m | £7.8m | £5.9m | 73.6% | +£187k | £1.9m | 24.3% | £6,884 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £8.3m | £6.5m | 75.7% | +£308k | £2.2m | 26.2% | £7,340 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £9.2m | £7.1m | 75.3% | +£126k | £2.4m | 25.4% | £7,967 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£457k
Other costs
£1.7m
8.0%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 45.5 | 59.6% | 41.1% | 70.2% | — | 151 |
* 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 | 72.2 | 15.0 | £37,050 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 78.5 | 14.8 | £40,967 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 79.5 | 14.7 | £39,324 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 73.2 | 16.1 | £43,071 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 80.2 | 14.7 | £49,583 | —% | 1.2% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.5% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 153 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.6% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 302 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 16.9% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 468 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 16.2% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 604 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 22.4% | 6.2% | 1.6% | 787 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 28.5% | 6.2% | 3.0% | 794 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 32.2% | 6.3% | 4.0% | 805 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 31.5% | 6.3% | 3.4% | 818 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 26.6% | 5.9% | 2.1% | 823 |
18 April 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good