Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,238.64
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Elevated: turnover 20.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,760
Capacity
1,700 (104%)
Free school meals
27.6%
English additional lang.
18.6%
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.
107.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£50,502
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,469 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 | £10.9m | £9.8m | £8.0m | 73.1% | +£1.1m | £705k | 6.5% | £6,214 |
| 2022/23 | £11.9m | £10.8m | £8.5m | 71.5% | +£1.1m | £714k | 6.0% | £6,883 |
| 2023/24 | £12.6m | £11.6m | £9.0m | 71.4% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,239 |
Teaching staff
£7.1m
Support staff
£863k
Premises
£572k
Other costs
£2.0m
6.2%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 46.5 | 66.5% | 42.9% | 64.0% | — | 275 |
* 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 | 114.1 | 15.2 | £43,535 | 4.7% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 115.0 | 15.3 | £42,759 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 111.5 | 15.5 | £46,458 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 108.0 | 16.1 | £46,319 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 107.6 | 16.4 | £50,502 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.2% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,419 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 1,413 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.4% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1,416 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.4% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,436 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 1,448 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.4% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 1,450 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1,467 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 29.4% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 1,471 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 26.3% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 1,467 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 24.3% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 1,452 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 26.8% | 4.7% | 3.6% | 1,469 |
8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2012 | — | Good |