Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,547.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
5 November 2014 · Section 8 Inspection due to Parental Complaint
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,293
Capacity
1,367 (95%)
Free school meals
46.2%
English additional lang.
25.7%
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.
92.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.0
Mean salary
£49,491
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 1,121 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 | £9.1m | £8.8m | £7.2m | 78.8% | +£266k | £762k | 8.4% | £7,617 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £9.7m | £7.7m | 75.2% | +£458k | £624k | 6.1% | £8,135 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £10.2m | £7.9m | 72.6% | +£693k | £788k | 7.2% | £8,548 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
44% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
12% of spend
Premises
£390k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
19% 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 | —* | 43.5 | 60.3% | 32.4% | 79.9% | — | 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 | 86.1 | 13.5 | £41,057 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 96.7 | 12.3 | £42,457 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 97.5 | 12.8 | £44,495 | 28.8% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 95.9 | 13.3 | £47,017 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 92.1 | 14.0 | £49,491 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 20.6% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 660 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 3.1% | 1.8% | 697 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.3% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 684 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.2% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 725 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 793 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.7% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 877 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 13.0% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 994 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 26.1% | 4.6% | 3.3% | 1,033 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 27.4% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 1,097 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 26.1% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 1,111 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 26.2% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 1,121 |
5 November 2014 · Section 8 Inspection due to Parental Complaint
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2010 | URN 104404 | Good |