Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,558.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.7%
of income
In-year balance
-1.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 24.0%, sickness 13.7 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.
25 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
870
Capacity
900 (97%)
Free school meals
55.5%
English additional lang.
55.2%
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.
64.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.6
Mean salary
£49,728
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 927 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 | £6.8m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 66.1% | +£725k | £1.3m | 19.9% | £7,461 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £7.6m | £5.1m | 71.7% | -£457k | £891k | 12.5% | £7,857 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.7m | £5.5m | 72.2% | -£107k | £431k | 5.7% | £8,559 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
50% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
13% of spend
Premises
£560k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
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 | —* | 44.2 | 67.5% | 42.3% | 52.8% | — | 163 |
* 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 | 62.5 | 14.5 | £36,853 | 23.5% | 1.6% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 59.0 | 15.4 | £39,239 | 37.3% | 1.7% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 56.0 | 16.3 | £38,871 | 43.1% | 5.1% | 10.3 |
| 2023/24 | 51.0 | 17.5 | £43,825 | 24.0% | 1.9% | 13.7 |
| 2024/25 | 64.0 | 13.6 | £49,728 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.2% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 887 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.8% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 898 |
| 2015/16 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 20.3% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 905 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 914 |
| 2017/18 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -1.0pp | 7.7% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 914 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 7.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 915 |
| 2020/21 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 24.4% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 925 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 37.0% | 7.0% | 4.0% | 934 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 40.4% | 6.5% | 4.5% | 943 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 32.5% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 933 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 20.6% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 927 |
25 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2017 | — | Good |