Flags
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Per-pupil income
£8,027.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.1%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.9%, vacancy rate 4.4%, sickness 8.3 days.
11 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,271
Capacity
1,300 (98%)
Free school meals
57.3%
English additional lang.
66.2%
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.
69.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£53,411
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 1,094 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 | £8.9m | £9.0m | £6.9m | 78.0% | -£124k | £927k | 10.4% | £7,206 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.7m | £7.3m | 76.6% | -£109k | £817k | 8.6% | £7,835 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £9.9m | £7.6m | 75.5% | +£143k | £813k | 8.1% | £8,028 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
48% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
11% of spend
Premises
£460k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
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 | —* | 42.7 | 57.3% | 34.3% | 35.2% | — | 213 |
* 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 | 75.5 | 16.0 | £44,526 | 8.7% | 3.8% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 78.0 | 15.8 | £44,575 | 20.0% | 2.5% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 72.1 | 16.9 | £49,027 | 29.0% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 65.8 | 19.1 | £46,645 | 16.9% | 4.4% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 69.8 | 18.2 | £53,411 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 1,042 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.6% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1,043 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,048 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.4% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 1,046 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 12.5% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1,054 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 5.1% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1,057 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.1% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1,050 |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.4pp | 14.2% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 1,071 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 19.1% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 1,077 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 20.7% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 1,073 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 21.6% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 1,094 |
11 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2011 | URN 103511 | Good |