Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,855.63
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
Elevated: sickness 9.5 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
16 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
817
Capacity
1,200 (68%)
Free school meals
35.7%
English additional lang.
22.9%
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.
61.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.3
Mean salary
£51,257
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 880 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 | £761k | £541k | £413k | 54.3% | +£220k | £832k | 109.3% | £725 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.0m | £5.2m | 69.8% | +£506k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,559 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.0m | £5.5m | 73.8% | +£366k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,856 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
56% of spend
Support staff
£809k
12% of spend
Premises
£370k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
17% 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 | —* | 43.8 | 62.0% | 38.5% | 31.5% | — | 200 |
* 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 | 67.8 | 16.1 | £38,442 | 11.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 66.2 | 15.9 | £40,871 | 22.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 54.3 | 18.2 | £50,310 | 14.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 57.3 | 16.5 | £45,239 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 9.5 |
| 2024/25 | 61.3 | 13.3 | £51,257 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 8.8% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1,168 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.2% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,217 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.2% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 1,199 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.4% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1,200 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.5% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1,133 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.8% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1,129 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.8% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 1,141 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 31.2% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 1,095 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 31.0% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1,026 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 33.7% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 1,012 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 26.6% | 5.4% | 3.4% | 880 |
16 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2015 | URN 104012 | Requires improvement |