Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£20,058.06
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
24.5%
of income
In-year balance
+5.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
8 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
156
Capacity
155 (101%)
Free school meals
44.0%
English additional lang.
13.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
20.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.5
Mean salary
£44,876
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 126 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 | £2.7m | £2.7m | £2.2m | 83.5% | -£4k | £166k | 6.2% | £17,123 |
| 2022/23 | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.2m | 76.2% | +£98k | £264k | 16.2% | £10,632 |
| 2023/24 | £3.1m | £2.9m | £2.4m | 77.5% | +£165k | £762k | 24.5% | £20,058 |
Teaching staff
£1.3m
44% of spend
Support staff
£779k
26% of spend
Premises
£164k
6% of spend
Other costs
£371k
13% 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 10 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 24.0 | 6.3 | £39,117 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 12.1 |
| 2021/22 | 22.1 | 7.1 | £40,992 | 31.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 22.1 | 6.9 | £38,704 | 14.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 20.5 | 7.6 | £40,161 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 20.9 | 7.5 | £44,876 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 15.4% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 117 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 23.9% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 113 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 14.8% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 108 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 19.8% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 121 |
| 2017/18 | 7.8% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 23.3% | 6.5% | 1.3% | 120 |
| 2018/19 | 7.9% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 21.4% | 6.4% | 1.4% | 126 |
| 2020/21 | 17.6% | 4.5% | +13.1pp | 66.4% | 16.3% | 1.3% | 125 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 30.6% | 8.0% | 1.9% | 121 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 29.2% | 6.4% | 3.7% | 120 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 23.9% | 6.8% | 2.4% | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 22.2% | 7.4% | 1.7% | 126 |
8 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2010 | URN 117056 | Good |