Per-pupil income
£6,812.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
56.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+13.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.4%.
23 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,023
Capacity
950 (108%)
Free school meals
13.8%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
56.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£47,361
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 373 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 | £6.5m | £5.9m | £3.9m | 60.3% | +£625k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,407 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £5.8m | £3.6m | 52.3% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,048 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £5.8m | £3.8m | 56.8% | +£894k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,813 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
55% of spend
Support staff
£186k
3% of spend
Premises
£343k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
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 | —* | 54.1 | 86.6% | 60.2% | 7.5% | — | 186 |
* 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 | 50.6 | 20.1 | £43,484 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 52.0 | 19.5 | £42,359 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2022/23 | 47.6 | 20.7 | £41,039 | 10.5% | 2.1% | 2.4 |
| 2023/24 | 52.4 | 18.9 | £47,272 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 56.9 | 18.0 | £47,361 | —% | 3.4% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 15.9% | 5.4% | 0.3% | 290 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 10.8% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 314 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.1% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 330 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 333 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 8.6% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 339 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.8% | 4.9% | 0.4% | 364 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.7% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 366 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 25.4% | 8.4% | 0.2% | 350 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 26.9% | 8.3% | 1.0% | 346 |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 54.8% | 10.3% | 1.4% | 365 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 27.1% | 7.2% | 1.9% | 373 |
23 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2013 | — | Good |