Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,069.31
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
26 April 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,150
Capacity
1,084 (106%)
Free school meals
41.8%
English additional lang.
10.5%
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.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£52,040
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.0%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25 · 1,104 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 | £7.6m | £6.4m | £5.5m | 73.0% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,159 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £7.1m | £5.7m | 71.8% | +£882k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,524 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 68.5% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,069 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
55% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
14% of spend
Premises
£509k
7% of spend
Other costs
£965k
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 | —* | 37.7 | 51.9% | 30.4% | 56.4% | — | 181 |
* 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 | 67.0 | 15.8 | £43,457 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| 2021/22 | 69.8 | 15.2 | £46,319 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2022/23 | 68.8 | 15.5 | £43,057 | 24.3% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.6 | 20.7 | £48,281 | 14.9% | 3.6% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 66.8 | 17.2 | £52,040 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 17.4% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 991 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.5% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 934 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 938 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.9% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 932 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 18.7% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 954 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.4% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 972 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 20.6% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 981 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 29.0% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 985 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 30.2% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 1,019 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 32.9% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 1,068 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 28.4% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 1,104 |
26 April 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sept 2018 | — | Requires improvement |