Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,918.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.7%
of income
In-year balance
-4.5%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.5% of income.
Elevated: turnover 20.8%.
30 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,413
Capacity
1,360 (104%)
Free school meals
11.6%
English additional lang.
26.9%
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.
60.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
23.3
Mean salary
£45,463
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 963 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 | £7.7m | £7.4m | £5.3m | 69.6% | +£291k | £735k | 9.6% | £5,857 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.5m | £5.9m | 69.7% | -£18k | £822k | 9.7% | £6,270 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £10.0m | £6.5m | 68.4% | -£428k | £738k | 7.7% | £6,919 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
50% of spend
Support staff
£643k
6% of spend
Premises
£726k
7% of spend
Other costs
£2.7m
27% 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 | —* | 77.1 | 97.4% | 97.4% | 93.2% | — | 191 |
* 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 | 66.6 | 19.4 | £42,931 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2021/22 | 68.6 | 19.1 | £42,603 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 69.3 | 19.4 | £42,869 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 73.2 | 18.9 | £44,081 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 60.8 | 23.3 | £45,463 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.2% | 4.4% | -1.2pp | 4.2% | 3.1% | 0.1% | 627 |
| 2014/15 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 5.3% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 628 |
| 2015/16 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 4.4% | 3.0% | 0.1% | 661 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 19.4% | 4.9% | 0.1% | 705 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 10.1% | 4.4% | 0.1% | 742 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.9% | 4.2% | 0.1% | 772 |
| 2020/21 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 4.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 869 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 21.7% | 6.1% | 0.2% | 897 |
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% | -2.2pp | 6.9% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 929 |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% | -2.3pp | 9.7% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 960 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 18.0% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 963 |
30 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2014 | — | Outstanding |