Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,658.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.0%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,705
Capacity
1,690 (101%)
Free school meals
9.8%
English additional lang.
18.1%
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.
104.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£51,609
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 1,416 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 | £10.9m | £9.6m | £7.4m | 67.9% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,507 |
| 2022/23 | £11.9m | £10.6m | £8.1m | 68.2% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,992 |
| 2023/24 | £13.0m | £12.0m | £9.0m | 68.8% | +£987k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,658 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£566k
Other costs
£2.5m
4.2%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 58.7 | 84.2% | 71.9% | 88.8% | — | 278 |
* 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 | 108.7 | 15.1 | £41,678 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2021/22 | 108.9 | 15.4 | £41,759 | 20.0% | 0.9% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 109.5 | 15.6 | £45,188 | 21.2% | 0.9% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 102.0 | 16.7 | £49,199 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 104.7 | 16.3 | £51,609 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 6.7% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 1,249 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.8% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,244 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.9% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,251 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 5.9% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 1,248 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 5.9% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 1,249 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.7% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,286 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.5% | 5.3% | 0.4% | 1,354 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 17.8% | 6.2% | 0.8% | 1,398 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 14.1% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 1,423 |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% | -0.2pp | 14.3% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 1,426 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.4pp | 12.3% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 1,416 |
29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2014 | — | Outstanding |