Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,625.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.1%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
13 March 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
463
Capacity
450 (103%)
Free school meals
15.8%
English additional lang.
1.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
29.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£48,591
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 471 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 | £3.1m | £3.2m | £2.3m | 76.3% | -£126k | £224k | 7.3% | £6,800 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £3.3m | £2.5m | 73.3% | +£57k | £308k | 9.1% | £7,638 |
| 2023/24 | £3.4m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 74.9% | -£69k | £276k | 8.1% | £7,626 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£286k
Premises
£114k
Other costs
£813k
7.5%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
3.7%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 48.4 | 67.0% | 39.8% | 17.0% | — | 88 |
* 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 | 29.8 | 15.0 | £43,992 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 29.2 | 15.4 | £44,305 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2022/23 | 27.4 | 16.1 | £44,708 | 21.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 30.6 | 14.7 | £47,594 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 29.6 | 15.6 | £48,591 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 7.9% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 467 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.8% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 457 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.5% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 460 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 10.3% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 458 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 461 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.4% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 454 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.5% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 452 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 26.4% | 7.3% | 1.3% | 465 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 26.6% | 7.0% | 1.2% | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 24.5% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 466 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 19.3% | 6.0% | 1.3% | 471 |
13 March 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2008 | URN 116953 | Outstanding |