Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,825.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
75.4%
of income
In-year balance
+3.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.5%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 75.4%.
6 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,633
Capacity
1,550 (105%)
Free school meals
14.9%
English additional lang.
4.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
93.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
—
Turnover
21.5%
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 1,086 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 | £11.2m | £11.0m | £8.0m | 71.5% | +£198k | £9.1m | 81.2% | £7,149 |
| 2022/23 | £11.0m | £11.6m | £8.0m | 72.6% | -£586k | £8.3m | 75.3% | £7,144 |
| 2023/24 | £12.4m | £11.9m | £7.6m | 60.9% | +£484k | £9.4m | 75.4% | £7,825 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£673k
Premises
£582k
Other costs
£3.8m
3.8%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
5.4%
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 | —* | 59.1 | 94.0% | 70.6% | 95.0% | — | 201 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | 92.4 | 13.5 | — | 29.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2012/13 | 94.3 | — | — | 23.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2014/15 | 71.6 | 18.5 | — | 25.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2016/17 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 0.0 |
| 2017/18 | 93.0 | 14.5 | — | 21.5% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 1.9% | 4.4% | -2.5pp | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 895 |
| 2014/15 | 2.3% | 4.5% | -2.2pp | 2.5% | 2.2% | 0.1% | 904 |
| 2015/16 | 2.2% | 4.5% | -2.2pp | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.2% | 906 |
| 2016/17 | 2.5% | 4.6% | -2.1pp | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.1% | 896 |
| 2017/18 | 2.6% | 4.8% | -2.1pp | 2.8% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 893 |
| 2018/19 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.7pp | 4.2% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 899 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 4.6% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 933 |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 12.4% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 954 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.0pp | 9.1% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 974 |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% | -2.0pp | 9.3% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 1,034 |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% | -1.6pp | 9.7% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,086 |
6 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2009 | — | Outstanding |