Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,889.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
12.6%
of income
In-year balance
+6.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.6%.
Elevated: turnover 27.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
27 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
681
Capacity
645 (106%)
Free school meals
19.2%
English additional lang.
3.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
38.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£48,760
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 715 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 | £4.2m | £3.9m | £2.9m | 68.4% | +£319k | £502k | 11.9% | £6,205 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.1m | £3.1m | 68.7% | +£430k | £644k | 14.3% | £6,546 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 70.9% | +£290k | £607k | 12.6% | £6,890 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
57% of spend
Support staff
£445k
10% of spend
Premises
£266k
6% of spend
Other costs
£845k
19% 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 | —* | 50.4 | 79.1% | 61.9% | 45.5% | — | 134 |
* 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 | 38.7 | 17.0 | £39,927 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 38.5 | 17.6 | £40,399 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2022/23 | 37.9 | 18.2 | £43,334 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 39.8 | 17.6 | £47,643 | 27.1% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 38.1 | 17.9 | £48,760 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.4% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 633 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.0% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 614 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 602 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 588 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.2% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 583 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.6% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 636 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.2% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 680 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 22.0% | 6.8% | 1.2% | 695 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 21.3% | 6.3% | 2.0% | 701 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 21.0% | 6.5% | 2.4% | 705 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 20.4% | 6.0% | 2.5% | 715 |
27 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2012 | — | Requires improvement |