Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,758.55
+£512024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
+2.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-1.3%
−1.0ppof income
In-year balance
+5.8%
+4.2ppof income
Elevated: turnover 16.6%, vacancy rate 5.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Elevated: turnover 18.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
6 June 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
990
Capacity
950 (104%)
Free school meals
75.7%
English additional lang.
70.0%
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.
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.
70.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.0
Mean salary
£51,544
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 772 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 | £7.5m | £7.0m | £5.2m | 69.4% | +£529k | £1.1m | 14.4% | £7,572 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 75.3% | -£66k | £452k | 5.9% | £7,821 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.6m | £6.1m | 69.1% | +£141k | -£28k | -0.3% | £8,707 |
| 2024/25 | £9.0m | £8.4m | £6.4m | 71.3% | +£519k | -£116k | -1.3% | £8,759 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
59% of spend
Support staff
£645k
8% of spend
Premises
£398k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
20% 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 | —* | 44.6 | 62.0% | 40.7% | 16.7% | — | 150 |
* 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 | — | 13.3 | £42,457 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 9.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 13.5 | £41,899 | 16.6% | 5.3% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 14.1 | £49,550 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 5.1 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 15.1 | £53,193 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 6.4 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 70.6 | 14.0 | £51,544 | —% | 0.0% | — | 9.2 | 10 |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 11.6% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 765 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.7% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 763 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.1% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 771 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.3% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 774 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 16.7% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 771 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 15.2% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 781 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.5% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 767 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 28.1% | 6.0% | 2.3% | 776 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 27.6% | 6.2% | 1.9% | 779 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 22.2% | 5.5% | 1.9% | 769 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 25.0% | 5.5% | 2.5% | 772 |
6 June 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2013 | — | Good |