Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,393.29
−£1,1092024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.0%
+2.6ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.4%
−2.2ppof income
In-year balance
-2.1%
−1.4ppof income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 27.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
Elevated: turnover 21.4%.
3 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Expected standardInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Expected standardPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
659
Capacity
750 (88%)
Free school meals
45.6%
English additional lang.
42.3%
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.
11.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
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Mean salary
£58,912
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 700 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 | £3.0m | £3.2m | £2.3m | 76.5% | -£106k | £158k | 5.2% | £7,160 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.7m | £2.8m | 74.3% | +£34k | £190k | 5.1% | £7,573 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.6m | £3.4m | 74.4% | -£31k | £119k | 2.6% | £8,502 |
| 2024/25 | £4.8m | £5.0m | £3.7m | 77.0% | -£100k | £20k | 0.4% | £7,393 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
61% of spend
Support staff
£616k
12% of spend
Premises
£211k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.0m
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 | —* | 43.3 | 59.8% | 45.4% | 34.0% | — | 97 |
* 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 | — | 16.4 | £42,081 | 35.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 29.2 | £47,614 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 2.3 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 33.9 | £48,134 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 2.6 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 46.7 | £56,890 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 4.0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 11.0 | — | £58,912 | —% | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 539 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 25.5% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 487 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 22.9% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 385 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 26.2% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 393 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 20.2% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 357 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 14.4% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 374 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.5% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 427 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 22.6% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 456 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 24.3% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 523 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 22.6% | 4.6% | 2.8% | 627 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 27.0% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 700 |
3 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2022 | — | Good |
| 4 Oct 2016 | URN 139157 | Inadequate |