Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,873.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
Elevated: turnover 32.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
631
Capacity
630 (100%)
Free school meals
23.9%
English additional lang.
2.1%
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.
39.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£53,105
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 674 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 | £4.6m | £4.2m | £3.3m | 71.9% | +£348k | £515k | 11.3% | £6,338 |
| 2022/23 | £4.9m | £4.6m | £3.2m | 65.7% | +£260k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,918 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.4m | £3.7m | 69.8% | -£81k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,874 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
51% of spend
Support staff
£407k
8% of spend
Premises
£868k
16% of spend
Other costs
£816k
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 | —* | 37.4 | 54.7% | 27.3% | 0.8% | — | 128 |
* 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 | 42.1 | 17.2 | £41,165 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 43.5 | 16.6 | £41,057 | 29.2% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 38.4 | 18.4 | £40,718 | 32.5% | 2.5% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 35.6 | 18.9 | £44,483 | 16.9% | 2.7% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 39.2 | 16.1 | £53,105 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 21.1% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 602 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.5% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 667 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.5% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 681 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.7% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 693 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.9% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 719 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 21.3% | 5.4% | 2.1% | 750 |
| 2021/22 | 13.1% | 7.1% | +5.9pp | 41.0% | 8.7% | 4.4% | 742 |
| 2022/23 | 12.5% | 6.8% | +5.7pp | 33.7% | 7.5% | 5.0% | 729 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 32.2% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 718 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 27.9% | 6.5% | 3.3% | 674 |
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2019 | — | Good |