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Per-pupil income
£7,908.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.9%
of income
In-year balance
+5.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
5 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,168
Capacity
1,200 (97%)
Free school meals
32.7%
English additional lang.
18.0%
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.
58.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.9
Mean salary
£53,692
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 1,203 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 | £6.3m | £4.6m | 70.3% | +£190k | £838k | 12.8% | £6,998 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.5m | £5.5m | 75.1% | -£157k | £681k | 9.3% | £7,142 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.3m | £6.4m | 73.2% | +£459k | £693k | 7.9% | £7,908 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
55% of spend
Support staff
£834k
10% of spend
Premises
£337k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
19% 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 | —* | 40.3 | 49.8% | 30.3% | 56.2% | — | 201 |
* 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 | 50.9 | 17.9 | £45,809 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 55.4 | 16.8 | £44,312 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 55.2 | 18.6 | £47,194 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 57.2 | 19.5 | £48,469 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 58.8 | 19.9 | £53,692 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.1% | 4.4% | +2.7pp | 20.3% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 864 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 21.8% | 5.1% | 2.2% | 800 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 19.4% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 777 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 15.7% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 824 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.7% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 830 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 19.5% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 863 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 25.0% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 933 |
| 2021/22 | 13.8% | 7.1% | +6.7pp | 41.4% | 8.6% | 5.3% | 990 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.7pp | 36.4% | 7.5% | 5.0% | 1,088 |
| 2023/24 | 12.0% | 6.6% | +5.5pp | 32.2% | 6.8% | 5.2% | 1,163 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 29.0% | 6.4% | 5.1% | 1,203 |
5 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2018 | — | Good |