Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,170.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.4%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.3%.
29 January 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
834
Capacity
860 (97%)
Free school meals
13.4%
English additional lang.
0.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
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.
44.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£52,301
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 659 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 | £4.9m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 65.5% | +£401k | -£25k | -0.5% | £5,944 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.3m | £3.5m | 62.1% | +£309k | £48k | 0.8% | £6,958 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.7m | £3.8m | 63.7% | +£247k | £24k | 0.4% | £7,171 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£207k
Premises
£258k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.4%
Admin staff
4.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 47.6 | 75.5% | 47.1% | 40.2% | — | 204 |
* 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 | 45.1 | 17.6 | £43,206 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 46.3 | 17.7 | £44,661 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 47.8 | 17.0 | £45,633 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.4 | 18.2 | £48,886 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | 18.9 | £52,301 | —% | 4.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 17.3% | 5.1% | 1.2% | 578 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 18.2% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 539 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.1% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 497 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.7% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 498 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.7% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 505 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 16.2% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 573 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.4% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 650 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 25.7% | 7.3% | 1.6% | 661 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 19.4% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 650 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 20.3% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 655 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 18.1% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 659 |
29 January 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2012 | URN 124415 | Requires improvement |