Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,191.04
+£2,0022024/25
Staff costs % of income
60.0%
−7.4ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−10.7ppof income
In-year balance
+24.7%
+12.9ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
Elevated: turnover 46.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Elevated: turnover 34.0%.
6 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
950
Capacity
930 (102%)
Free school meals
43.3%
English additional lang.
40.8%
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.
54.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£49,950
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 809 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 | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.1m | 64.0% | +£5k | £275k | 16.7% | £9,167 |
| 2022/23 | £2.9m | £2.4m | £1.8m | 60.9% | +£436k | £515k | 17.9% | £7,390 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £3.6m | £2.8m | 67.3% | +£483k | £437k | 10.7% | £7,189 |
| 2024/25 | £7.0m | £5.3m | £4.2m | 60.0% | +£1.7m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,191 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
53% of spend
Support staff
£661k
13% of spend
Premises
£217k
4% of spend
Other costs
£853k
16% 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 13.0 | £41,877 | 27.5% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.3 | £39,112 | 46.3% | 0.0% | 5.5 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.5 | £42,409 | 34.0% | 3.0% | 5.1 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.3 | £47,964 | 19.3% | 2.4% | 4.1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 54.0 | 17.6 | £49,950 | —% | 0.0% | — | 1.6 | 2 |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 30.2% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 192 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 32.5% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 29.6% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 608 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 34.7% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 809 |
6 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good