Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,825.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
14.4%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
7 December 2011 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 14 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
852
Capacity
1,120 (76%)
Free school meals
18.2%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
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.
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.
49.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£51,148
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 698 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 | £5.2m | £5.1m | £3.9m | 75.5% | +£133k | £478k | 9.2% | £5,772 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 71.4% | +£192k | £662k | 11.6% | £6,312 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 71.0% | +£227k | £866k | 14.4% | £6,825 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
59% of spend
Support staff
£245k
4% of spend
Premises
£289k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
21% 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 | —* | 47.7 | 70.4% | 48.7% | 17.4% | — | 230 |
* 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 | 54.5 | 15.8 | £38,261 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 54.7 | 16.5 | £44,176 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 52.1 | 17.3 | £45,820 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 49.3 | 17.9 | £44,572 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.4 | 17.2 | £51,148 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 15.0% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 652 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.7% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 632 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 609 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 607 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 16.9% | 5.4% | 1.5% | 591 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 13.8% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 643 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.1% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 711 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 32.2% | 8.0% | 2.0% | 726 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 23.0% | 6.2% | 2.8% | 747 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 26.7% | 5.8% | 3.1% | 733 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 22.4% | 5.0% | 3.3% | 698 |
7 December 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2009 | URN 124417 | Requires improvement |