Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,593.11
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.4%
of income
In-year balance
-0.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
21 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
770
Capacity
911 (85%)
Free school meals
14.5%
English additional lang.
2.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in West Midlands, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
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.
41.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£59,101
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 607 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £4.6m | £4.5m | £3.7m | 79.7% | +£142k | £800k | 17.3% | £5,794 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £5.0m | £3.7m | 75.7% | -£149k | £475k | 9.8% | £6,225 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 75.3% | -£22k | £277k | 5.4% | £6,593 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£398k
Premises
£309k
Other costs
£988k
5.7%
Admin staff
4.9%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 44.2 | 66.0% | 40.1% | 49.2% | — | 197 |
* 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 | 47.1 | 17.3 | £47,469 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2021/22 | 47.6 | 16.8 | £46,715 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2022/23 | 49.4 | 15.8 | £48,714 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 46.5 | 16.9 | £48,885 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 41.6 | 18.5 | £59,101 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 16.3% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 606 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 568 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 16.7% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 556 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 18.6% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 559 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 18.0% | 6.0% | 0.9% | 582 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 17.8% | 5.6% | 1.2% | 584 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 576 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 36.8% | 8.9% | 2.1% | 574 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 35.2% | 9.1% | 2.5% | 597 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 28.4% | 7.9% | 2.8% | 605 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 26.0% | 7.1% | 3.4% | 607 |
21 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2012 | URN 124407 | Good |