Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,240.94
+£9972024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.0%
+0.2ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
14.2%
−8.7ppof income
In-year balance
-5.9%
−2.9ppof income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.9% of income.
Elevated: turnover 20.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
19 January 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
636
Capacity
650 (98%)
Free school meals
20.9%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in West Midlands, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£54,460
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 654 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £4.0m | £3.6m | £2.9m | 73.2% | +£408k | £1.1m | 28.2% | £6,282 |
| 2022/23 | £4.3m | £4.0m | £3.1m | 72.5% | +£359k | £1.2m | 27.4% | £6,715 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.7m | £3.6m | 77.7% | -£138k | £1.1m | 22.9% | £7,244 |
| 2024/25 | £5.2m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 78.0% | -£309k | £742k | 14.2% | £8,241 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
53% of spend
Support staff
£870k
16% of spend
Premises
£245k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
22% of spend
| 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 | —* | 54.0 | 83.8% | 68.5% | 68.5% | — | 130 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 16.9 | £41,113 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 17.6 | £41,814 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 4.6 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.8 | £47,278 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 14.8 | £51,922 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 1.9 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 39.4 | 16.1 | £54,460 | —% | 0.0% | — | 1.8 | 3 |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.2% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 608 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.7% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 516 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.6% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 473 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.3% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 479 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 6.5% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 494 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.6% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 548 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 646 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 26.4% | 7.0% | 2.0% | 652 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 16.5% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 653 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 16.3% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 658 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 14.7% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 654 |
19 January 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2015 | — | Good |