Flags
10
5 high
Per-pupil income
£8,589.84
+£1122024/25
Staff costs % of income
84.9%
+9.0ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.0%
−5.7ppof income
In-year balance
-2.6%
−9.1ppof income
Elevated: turnover 26.7%, sickness 8.7 days.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
Elevated: turnover 16.3%, sickness 10.9 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.9%.
Most recent Ofsted Report Card noted areas needing attention: Curriculum & teaching, Achievement, Inclusion, Attendance & behaviour, Personal development, Leadership.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.6% of income.
Elevated: sickness 9.2 days.
24 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attentionAchievement
Needs attentionInclusion
Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour
Needs attentionPersonal development
Needs attentionLeadership
Needs attention2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,084
Capacity
1,100 (99%)
Free school meals
46.1%
English additional lang.
12.0%
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.
70.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£51,896
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.
27.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 972 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 | £7.4m | £7.2m | £6.1m | 82.3% | +£134k | £1.0m | 14.1% | £6,746 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.9m | £6.6m | 82.8% | +£2k | £934k | 11.8% | £7,165 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.5m | £6.9m | 76.0% | +£598k | £980k | 10.7% | £8,478 |
| 2024/25 | £9.1m | £9.4m | £7.8m | 84.9% | -£234k | £460k | 5.0% | £8,590 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
73% of spend
Support staff
£759k
8% of spend
Premises
£260k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
14% 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 | —* | 37.7 | 51.7% | 31.7% | 13.3% | — | 180 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 14.8 | £40,256 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 9.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 14.3 | £37,630 | 26.7% | 0.0% | 8.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 15.5 | £42,738 | 14.9% | 2.8% | 10.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 13.4 | £46,526 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 9.2 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 70.6 | 15.3 | £51,896 | —% | 0.0% | — | 6.6 | 9 |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.6% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 913 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 19.5% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 922 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.6% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 928 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 911 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 16.2% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 915 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.9% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 895 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 20.4% | 4.8% | 2.2% | 941 |
| 2021/22 | 11.9% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 39.5% | 8.0% | 3.9% | 949 |
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% | +5.1pp | 34.7% | 6.8% | 5.0% | 963 |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% | +5.6pp | 32.9% | 7.1% | 5.1% | 987 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 27.5% | 5.4% | 4.3% | 972 |
24 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2023 | — | Requires improvement |
| 1 Oct 2019 | — | Requires improvement |