Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,554.63
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Elevated: turnover 32.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.5%.
6 December 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,060
Capacity
1,035 (102%)
Free school meals
39.3%
English additional lang.
40.8%
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.
64.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£51,214
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25 · 1,005 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 | £7.1m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 68.3% | +£920k | £1.3m | 18.7% | £6,976 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 64.7% | +£924k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,094 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.5m | £5.5m | 67.2% | +£683k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,555 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
54% of spend
Support staff
£679k
9% of spend
Premises
£774k
10% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
16% 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 | —* | 41.0 | 64.0% | 37.2% | 16.3% | — | 172 |
* 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 | 61.4 | 16.3 | £42,049 | 10.3% | 1.6% | 6.9 |
| 2021/22 | 59.7 | 17.0 | £43,507 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 12.0 |
| 2022/23 | 59.6 | 17.7 | £41,989 | 27.5% | 1.6% | 12.6 |
| 2023/24 | 62.6 | 17.2 | £45,308 | 32.9% | 1.6% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 64.3 | 16.5 | £51,214 | —% | 4.5% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 16.5% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 886 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.0% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 884 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.4% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 902 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 19.2% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 899 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 17.7% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 906 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 20.7% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 932 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 21.0% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 919 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 37.5% | 7.1% | 3.7% | 926 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 36.5% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 936 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 34.5% | 6.4% | 4.8% | 976 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 32.6% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 1,005 |
6 December 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2016 | URN 103732 | Requires improvement |