Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,755.71
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
10.8%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 24.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
12 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,125
Capacity
1,468 (77%)
Free school meals
19.0%
English additional lang.
3.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
69.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£46,073
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 984 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 | £7.1m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 73.2% | +£306k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,881 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.6m | £5.7m | 69.4% | +£635k | £898k | 10.9% | £6,957 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 71.9% | +£404k | £950k | 10.8% | £7,756 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
55% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
13% of spend
Premises
£426k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
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 | —* | 43.6 | 56.0% | 35.3% | 19.3% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 59.6 | 18.9 | £42,816 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 60.3 | 19.9 | £44,413 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 67.5 | 17.6 | £42,713 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 70.6 | 16.1 | £45,638 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 69.9 | 16.1 | £46,073 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.0% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 933 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.9% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 882 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.1% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 853 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.8% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 899 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 12.9% | 5.3% | 0.4% | 923 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.6% | 5.5% | 0.7% | 956 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.4% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 943 |
| 2021/22 | 10.9% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 36.4% | 8.2% | 2.7% | 1,013 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 26.3% | 7.4% | 1.9% | 1,036 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 22.9% | 6.9% | 1.7% | 1,015 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 23.6% | 6.6% | 2.3% | 984 |
12 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2013 | — | Good |