Per-pupil income
£6,911.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
15.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
24 April 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,667
Capacity
1,650 (101%)
Free school meals
19.1%
English additional lang.
13.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
104.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£43,827
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,409 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 | £9.6m | £9.2m | £7.4m | 76.8% | +£415k | £1.7m | 17.5% | £6,280 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £10.3m | £8.1m | 77.8% | +£40k | £1.7m | 16.6% | £6,494 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £11.2m | £8.8m | 77.8% | +£63k | £1.8m | 15.8% | £6,912 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
59% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
11% of spend
Premises
£518k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
17% 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 | —* | 54.2 | 82.9% | 65.4% | 25.3% | — | 257 |
* 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 | 99.0 | 15.1 | £40,430 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 100.3 | 15.2 | £39,552 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 104.4 | 15.3 | £39,885 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 100.6 | 16.3 | £44,059 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 104.7 | 15.9 | £43,827 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 10.4% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 1,292 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 5.0% | 0.5% | 1,287 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.1% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 1,274 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 15.2% | 5.7% | 0.6% | 1,300 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 17.5% | 5.7% | 1.0% | 1,298 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 14.9% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 1,332 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.2% | 5.6% | 1.0% | 1,316 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 26.7% | 7.1% | 1.4% | 1,341 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 25.2% | 6.5% | 1.6% | 1,363 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 18.4% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 1,387 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 15.3% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 1,409 |
24 April 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2014 | — | Good |