Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,945.28
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
11.4%
of income
In-year balance
-0.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
24 September 2014 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
967
Capacity
900 (107%)
Free school meals
55.8%
English additional lang.
63.5%
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.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£47,766
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 824 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 | £6.6m | £6.3m | £5.1m | 77.3% | +£280k | £960k | 14.6% | £7,490 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 79.6% | -£325k | £895k | 12.9% | £7,706 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.5m | £6.0m | 80.6% | -£51k | £844k | 11.4% | £7,945 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
52% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
16% of spend
Premises
£276k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
16% 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 | —* | 37.4 | 40.9% | 18.2% | 15.6% | — | 154 |
* 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 | 63.2 | 14.4 | £41,989 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2021/22 | 58.5 | 15.0 | £44,362 | 17.1% | 1.7% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 57.0 | 15.8 | £43,114 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 56.5 | 16.5 | £45,144 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 14.7 |
| 2024/25 | 56.8 | 17.0 | £47,766 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.0% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 565 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.1% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 609 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.3% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 679 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 745 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.3% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 759 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.5% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 781 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 15.6% | 4.4% | 2.3% | 762 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 30.7% | 5.6% | 3.0% | 776 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 25.6% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 792 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 23.0% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 814 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 28.0% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 824 |
24 September 2014 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2011 | URN 104254 | Requires improvement |