Per-pupil income
£6,966.52
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
4 June 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,570
Capacity
1,498 (105%)
Free school meals
15.6%
English additional lang.
8.5%
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.
85.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£53,855
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,285 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 | £8.9m | £8.3m | £6.9m | 76.9% | +£588k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,874 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £9.3m | £7.1m | 69.4% | +£964k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,693 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £9.6m | £7.8m | 71.7% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,967 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
59% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
12% of spend
Premises
£387k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
15% 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 | —* | 51.8 | 77.7% | 59.7% | 71.7% | — | 233 |
* 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 | 85.2 | 17.5 | £43,832 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 86.3 | 17.6 | £44,278 | 11.4% | 1.1% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 93.7 | 16.4 | £50,606 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 86.8 | 17.9 | £48,999 | 24.3% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 85.7 | 18.3 | £53,855 | —% | 1.2% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 8.8% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 1,061 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.9% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 1,061 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 7.8% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 1,075 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.1% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,078 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.9% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 1,129 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 1,169 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 24.1% | 5.3% | 0.9% | 1,214 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 24.6% | 6.4% | 1.4% | 1,229 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 20.7% | 5.9% | 1.8% | 1,244 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 19.2% | 5.6% | 1.8% | 1,296 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 19.8% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 1,285 |
4 June 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2016 | — | Requires improvement |