Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,080.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
22.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.4%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.1%.
26 January 2016 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,514
Capacity
1,445 (105%)
Free school meals
19.7%
English additional lang.
20.3%
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.
94.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£48,042
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,267 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 | £9.7m | £9.2m | £6.8m | 69.4% | +£571k | £2.5m | 25.7% | £6,230 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £10.1m | £7.0m | 66.4% | +£427k | £2.8m | 26.6% | £6,728 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £10.8m | £7.9m | 71.7% | +£261k | £2.5m | 22.8% | £7,081 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
56% of spend
Support staff
£721k
7% of spend
Premises
£1.9m
17% of spend
Other costs
£977k
9% 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 | —* | 46.5 | 62.9% | 41.8% | 26.2% | — | 237 |
* 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 | 102.0 | 15.2 | £40,583 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 91.5 | 17.1 | £43,171 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 11.2 |
| 2022/23 | 95.4 | 16.5 | £44,112 | 10.9% | 1.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 95.3 | 16.3 | £44,000 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 94.2 | 16.1 | £48,042 | —% | 3.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.8% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 1,228 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1,222 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 11.0% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,211 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,209 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,208 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 11.0% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1,221 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.3% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,249 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 25.3% | 7.8% | 1.0% | 1,253 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 27.1% | 7.3% | 1.6% | 1,278 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 24.2% | 6.7% | 1.2% | 1,272 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 22.7% | 6.8% | 1.6% | 1,267 |
26 January 2016 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2011 | URN 103731 | Outstanding |