Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,858.11
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
24 June 2021 · Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,141
Capacity
1,169 (98%)
Free school meals
46.6%
English additional lang.
17.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
73.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£53,551
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25 · 1,163 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 | £8.8m | £8.1m | £6.0m | 68.5% | +£636k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,762 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.0m | £6.6m | 69.0% | +£534k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,338 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £9.9m | £7.3m | 70.0% | +£538k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,858 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£1.4m
3.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
1.0%
Premises (total)
5.1%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
4.2%
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 | —* | 38.6 | 55.0% | 29.0% | 37.2% | — | 231 |
* 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 | 70.6 | 15.7 | £42,002 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2021/22 | 73.4 | 15.4 | £41,543 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/23 | 73.6 | 15.6 | £41,805 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2023/24 | 68.2 | 17.4 | £50,348 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 73.7 | 15.5 | £53,551 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 10.9% | 4.4% | +6.5pp | 37.3% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 975 |
| 2014/15 | 9.4% | 4.5% | +4.9pp | 29.6% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 951 |
| 2015/16 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 25.6% | 4.9% | 3.3% | 921 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 21.2% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 911 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 18.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 932 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 18.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1,003 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.0% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1,127 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 25.7% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 1,137 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 29.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 1,183 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 32.6% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 1,175 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 28.6% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 1,163 |
24 June 2021 · Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2019 | — | Requires improvement |