Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£37,129.54
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.3%
of income
In-year balance
-5.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.2% of income.
Elevated: sickness 10.7 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.4% of income.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.2%.
6 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
190
Capacity
188 (101%)
Free school meals
37.5%
English additional lang.
12.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
30.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.3
Mean salary
£44,477
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 120 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 | £5.9m | £5.6m | £4.5m | 75.9% | +£230k | £796k | 13.6% | £36,260 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £4.9m | 76.6% | +£136k | £932k | 14.7% | £36,117 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £8.1m | £6.7m | 84.8% | -£188k | £744k | 9.4% | £42,712 |
| 2024/25 | £7.1m | £7.4m | £4.8m | 67.4% | -£369k | £375k | 5.3% | £37,130 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
30% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
15% of spend
Premises
£480k
6% of spend
Other costs
£2.2m
29% 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 | —* | 0.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 24 |
* 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 | 24.2 | 6.6 | £45,088 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 28.4 | 5.7 | £43,816 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 15.0 |
| 2022/23 | 27.4 | 6.4 | £44,287 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 10.7 |
| 2023/24 | 35.0 | 5.3 | £45,069 | 16.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 30.4 | 6.3 | £44,477 | —% | 3.2% | — |
Overall absence
12.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 14.0% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 57 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 21.1% | 5.8% | 0.0% | 57 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 22.0% | 5.9% | 0.9% | 59 |
| 2016/17 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 17.9% | 6.9% | 0.7% | 67 |
| 2017/18 | 9.6% | 4.8% | +4.9pp | 29.2% | 9.3% | 0.4% | 72 |
| 2018/19 | 10.4% | 4.6% | +5.8pp | 18.2% | 9.2% | 1.2% | 77 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 12.8% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 94 |
| 2021/22 | 12.7% | 7.1% | +5.6pp | 33.0% | 8.6% | 4.1% | 97 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 28.0% | 6.1% | 3.9% | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 30.6% | 6.9% | 3.8% | 124 |
| 2024/25 | 12.9% | 6.2% | +6.7pp | 35.0% | 9.2% | 3.7% | 120 |
6 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2008 | — | Outstanding |