Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,837.99
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 18.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.2% of income.
Elevated: turnover 33.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
185
Capacity
300 (62%)
Free school meals
41.5%
English additional lang.
2.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
14.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.1
Mean salary
£51,899
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
18.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
54.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
11.2%
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25 · 126 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 | £2.0m | £2.0m | £1.6m | 78.5% | +£26k | £182k | 9.2% | £7,638 |
| 2022/23 | £2.2m | £1.8m | £1.3m | 60.3% | +£422k | £428k | 19.4% | £11,723 |
| 2023/24 | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.4m | 76.9% | -£74k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,838 |
Teaching staff
£1.0m
Support staff
£125k
Premises
£99k
Other costs
£381k
9.1%
Admin staff
4.3%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
9.7%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 26.9 | 31.0% | 8.6% | 0.0% | — | 58 |
* 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 | 19.4 | 13.0 | £37,006 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 19.4 | 13.4 | £38,950 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 16.4 | 11.5 | £44,025 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 17.0 | 10.5 | £47,374 | 33.5% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 14.1 | 13.1 | £51,899 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
18.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
54.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
11.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 11.3% | 4.4% | +6.9pp | 43.8% | 7.0% | 4.3% | 32 |
| 2014/15 | 10.5% | 4.5% | +6.0pp | 37.9% | 6.2% | 4.3% | 87 |
| 2015/16 | 9.9% | 4.5% | +5.5pp | 28.2% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 103 |
| 2016/17 | 11.5% | 4.6% | +6.9pp | 33.0% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 97 |
| 2017/18 | 11.3% | 4.8% | +6.5pp | 34.2% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 111 |
| 2018/19 | 12.1% | 4.6% | +7.5pp | 37.8% | 6.1% | 6.0% | 111 |
| 2020/21 | 12.1% | 4.5% | +7.6pp | 35.0% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 97 |
| 2021/22 | 21.0% | 7.1% | +13.9pp | 58.1% | 9.3% | 11.7% | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 26.2% | 6.8% | +19.4pp | 65.0% | 9.9% | 16.3% | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 25.6% | 6.6% | +19.0pp | 67.0% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 18.2% | 6.2% | +12.0pp | 54.0% | 11.2% | 7.1% | 126 |
25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2019 | — | Good |