Per-pupil income
£8,872.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+16.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,098
Capacity
1,010 (109%)
Free school meals
38.7%
English additional lang.
19.7%
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.
73.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.0
Mean salary
£50,350
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,146 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 | £8.1m | £6.4m | £5.4m | 66.8% | +£1.7m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,957 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £7.4m | £5.9m | 66.9% | +£1.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,440 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £8.0m | £6.5m | 67.6% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,872 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
58% of spend
Support staff
£1.3m
17% of spend
Premises
£533k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.0m
13% 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 | —* | 48.1 | 67.8% | 38.3% | 65.0% | — | 214 |
* 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 | 61.2 | 15.9 | £42,735 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 67.4 | 15.1 | £44,184 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2022/23 | 62.0 | 16.8 | £43,046 | 13.8% | 1.6% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 72.2 | 15.0 | £43,173 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 73.2 | 15.0 | £50,350 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 17.4% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 921 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.9% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 951 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.5% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 960 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 974 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.9% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 961 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.7% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 961 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 11.6% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 989 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 18.9% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 1,031 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 20.6% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 1,073 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 23.2% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 1,107 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 18.3% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 1,146 |
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2016 | — | Good |