Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,049.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
25.6%
of income
In-year balance
+11.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.1%.
14 March 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
510
Capacity
640 (80%)
Free school meals
21.3%
English additional lang.
26.7%
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.
31.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£43,468
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 245 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 | £2.9m | £3.0m | £2.2m | 75.2% | -£66k | £506k | 17.3% | £5,949 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £3.3m | £2.5m | 73.7% | +£76k | £582k | 17.1% | £6,847 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £3.6m | £2.8m | 67.8% | +£458k | £1.0m | 25.6% | £8,050 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£295k
Premises
£214k
Other costs
£634k
7.7%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
9.3%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 43.0 | 52.9% | 39.5% | 2.5% | — | 119 |
* 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 | 29.5 | 15.5 | £42,636 | 26.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 31.0 | 15.9 | £41,703 | 29.8% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2022/23 | 51.9 | 9.6 | £39,702 | 49.4% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 26.1 | 19.3 | £41,287 | 22.1% | 10.3% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 31.3 | 16.3 | £43,468 | —% | 3.1% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.5% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 116 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 13.2% | 5.7% | 0.5% | 204 |
| 2016/17 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 20.4% | 5.4% | 1.6% | 186 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 18.7% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 209 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 20.9% | 5.6% | 1.0% | 201 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 10.4% | 2.6% | 1.2% | 240 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 35.1% | 7.5% | 3.2% | 242 |
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% | +7.1pp | 44.0% | 7.6% | 6.3% | 277 |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 37.6% | 7.5% | 4.2% | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 31.4% | 6.9% | 2.7% | 245 |
14 March 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good