Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,881.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.8%
of income
In-year balance
+3.6%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Elevated: turnover 17.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
22 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,418
Capacity
1,350 (105%)
Free school meals
38.9%
English additional lang.
6.3%
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.
97.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£45,411
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 1,102 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 | £9.5m | £8.7m | £7.0m | 73.5% | +£748k | £951k | 10.1% | £6,935 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £9.8m | £7.6m | 73.1% | +£544k | £1.3m | 12.1% | £7,572 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £10.5m | £7.8m | 71.2% | +£395k | £1.7m | 15.8% | £7,881 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£472k
Other costs
£2.3m
3.1%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 43.9 | 58.9% | 37.7% | 50.7% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 95.8 | 14.3 | £39,124 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 97.4 | 14.0 | £39,205 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 96.3 | 14.2 | £41,655 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/24 | 91.3 | 15.1 | £43,676 | 25.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2024/25 | 97.1 | 14.6 | £45,411 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.1% | 4.4% | -1.3pp | 4.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | 856 |
| 2014/15 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 6.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 876 |
| 2015/16 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.2% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 892 |
| 2016/17 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 6.4% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 933 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 10.7% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 963 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.0% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 997 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 20.2% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1,059 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 33.5% | 7.5% | 3.3% | 1,078 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 29.8% | 7.1% | 3.9% | 1,081 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 27.8% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 1,092 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 23.5% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 1,102 |
22 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2012 | — | Good |