Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,735.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+22.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 35.6%, sickness 10.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
21 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
749
Capacity
1,150 (65%)
Free school meals
43.4%
English additional lang.
11.9%
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.
47.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£50,696
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 796 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 | £1.7m | £1.9m | £1.3m | 75.0% | -£201k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,140 |
| 2022/23 | £3.2m | £2.8m | £2.3m | 72.4% | +£377k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,909 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £4.0m | £3.3m | 63.8% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,736 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
60% of spend
Support staff
£260k
7% of spend
Premises
-£87k
-2% of spend
Other costs
£787k
20% 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 14.6 | 12.7 | £52,294 | 6.8% | 6.4% | — |
| 2022/23 | 25.8 | 14.1 | £47,392 | 34.1% | 7.2% | — |
| 2023/24 | 33.8 | 17.4 | £51,713 | 35.6% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2024/25 | 47.6 | 15.7 | £50,696 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 38.5% | 8.6% | 3.0% | 195 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 37.5% | 7.0% | 4.0% | 381 |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 34.3% | 7.1% | 3.8% | 607 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 35.5% | 6.6% | 4.3% | 796 |
21 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good