Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,400.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.9%, vacancy rate 4.3%.
Elevated: turnover 20.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,090
Capacity
1,250 (87%)
Free school meals
26.8%
English additional lang.
7.8%
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.
68.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£53,731
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,034 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 | £6.9m | £6.0m | £4.9m | 71.6% | +£865k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,107 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.5m | £5.2m | 69.7% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,665 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.3m | £5.9m | 72.2% | +£853k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,400 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£732k
Premises
£399k
Other costs
£1.0m
5.1%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.7%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 45.9 | 65.1% | 46.9% | 12.5% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 69.8 | 15.3 | £42,767 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 70.4 | 16.0 | £42,021 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 67.3 | 16.7 | £45,355 | 19.9% | 4.3% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 67.1 | 16.4 | £52,395 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 68.4 | 15.9 | £53,731 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 17.9% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 801 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.0% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 871 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 914 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 925 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 954 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.7% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 968 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.8% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,008 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 26.0% | 7.1% | 1.6% | 1,036 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 22.7% | 6.4% | 1.9% | 1,040 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 20.7% | 5.8% | 2.5% | 1,027 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 21.5% | 5.6% | 3.0% | 1,034 |
1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2019 | — | Good |