Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,066.67
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
862
Capacity
875 (99%)
Free school meals
33.7%
English additional lang.
28.4%
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.
57.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£48,808
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 824 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 | £4.8m | £4.5m | £3.6m | 74.0% | +£351k | £633k | 13.1% | £6,223 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.4m | £4.3m | 74.6% | +£312k | £655k | 11.4% | £6,521 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 73.5% | +£277k | £468k | 7.2% | £7,067 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£545k
Premises
£386k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.3%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 40.7 | 58.5% | 35.4% | 4.8% | — | 147 |
* 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 | 46.1 | 14.6 | £39,658 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 49.3 | 15.8 | £39,300 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 52.3 | 16.8 | £41,596 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 15.8 | £43,225 | 26.3% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2024/25 | 57.0 | 15.1 | £48,808 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 514 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.8% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 522 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.1% | 5.2% | 1.3% | 525 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 19.0% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 559 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 17.1% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 519 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 23.2% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 573 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 18.6% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 666 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 34.3% | 7.3% | 4.3% | 788 |
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% | +4.6pp | 32.3% | 6.9% | 4.6% | 863 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 20.7% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 910 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 26.7% | 6.0% | 4.5% | 824 |
4 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |