Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,083.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
24.4%
of income
In-year balance
+10.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.4%, vacancy rate 6.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
5 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,155
Capacity
1,115 (104%)
Free school meals
23.8%
English additional lang.
15.1%
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.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£49,447
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
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.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,173 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 | £7.3m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 65.2% | +£1.1m | £1.4m | 19.6% | £6,233 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 69.3% | +£776k | £1.7m | 22.7% | £6,469 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.4m | £5.5m | 67.2% | +£860k | £2.0m | 24.4% | £7,083 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
60% of spend
Support staff
£557k
8% of spend
Premises
£368k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
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 | —* | 50.6 | 73.8% | 46.2% | 49.8% | — | 225 |
* 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 | 66.7 | 17.4 | £44,517 | 26.6% | 1.5% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 63.8 | 18.3 | £45,216 | 24.4% | 7.3% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 65.3 | 17.8 | £42,832 | 25.0% | 1.5% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 62.4 | 18.7 | £45,764 | 15.4% | 6.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 63.8 | 18.1 | £49,447 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 14.5% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 1,059 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 20.9% | 6.2% | 0.8% | 1,064 |
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 17.2% | 6.1% | 0.8% | 1,074 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.1% | 5.4% | 0.7% | 1,109 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 15.1% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 1,137 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.5% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 1,155 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.3% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,181 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 28.0% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 1,189 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 22.9% | 6.3% | 1.7% | 1,176 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 25.2% | 7.0% | 2.0% | 1,164 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 23.9% | 5.8% | 2.7% | 1,173 |
5 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2014 | — | Good |