Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,015.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
30.4%
of income
In-year balance
+9.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
31 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,109
Capacity
1,818 (61%)
Free school meals
34.1%
English additional lang.
7.1%
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.
62.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£52,829
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 1,045 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 | £6.1m | £5.6m | £4.4m | 71.8% | +£485k | £1.4m | 23.7% | £6,148 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.4m | £5.0m | 74.5% | +£352k | £1.8m | 26.8% | £6,299 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.0m | £5.5m | 71.0% | +£741k | £2.4m | 30.4% | £7,015 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
58% of spend
Support staff
£593k
8% of spend
Premises
£424k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
15% 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 | —* | 42.1 | 60.0% | 37.6% | 7.1% | — | 170 |
* 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 | 53.3 | 17.4 | £45,591 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 53.3 | 18.6 | £46,247 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 57.3 | 18.6 | £47,543 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 58.2 | 19.0 | £50,258 | 4.5% | 3.3% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 62.5 | 17.8 | £52,829 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 16.1% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 963 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.3% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 872 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.7% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 784 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 20.2% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 723 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 15.0% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 727 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.1% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 759 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 22.6% | 4.8% | 2.2% | 880 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 34.0% | 6.4% | 3.4% | 934 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 36.7% | 6.7% | 4.0% | 984 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 37.5% | 6.8% | 4.0% | 1,046 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 30.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 1,045 |
31 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2016 | — | Requires improvement |