Per-pupil income
£7,990.33
+£3322024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.8%
−0.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
18.2%
+18.2ppof income
In-year balance
+6.2%
−0.6ppof income
No active flags for this school.
8 May 2019 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,490
Capacity
1,500 (99%)
Free school meals
33.8%
English additional lang.
23.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
92.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£47,268
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,475 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 | £5.7m | £5.0m | £3.8m | 65.8% | +£755k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,556 |
| 2022/23 | £9.7m | £8.7m | £6.5m | 67.4% | +£954k | £2.7m | 27.9% | £7,395 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £9.8m | £7.2m | 68.1% | +£717k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,658 |
| 2024/25 | £11.6m | £10.8m | £7.8m | 67.8% | +£720k | £2.1m | 18.2% | £7,990 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
57% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
10% of spend
Premises
£407k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.6m
24% 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 | 73.1% | 50.0% | 74.4% | — | 242 |
* 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 | — | 13.9 | £39,439 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 5.5 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 14.4 | £38,797 | 11.7% | 3.2% | — | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | — | — | —% | 0.0% | 3.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 15.7 | £44,322 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 1.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 92.1 | 16.2 | £47,268 | —% | 0.0% | — | 10.0 | 10 |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 1.8% | 4.6% | -2.8pp | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 153 |
| 2017/18 | 2.0% | 4.8% | -2.8pp | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 395 |
| 2018/19 | 1.8% | 4.6% | -2.8pp | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 653 |
| 2020/21 | 1.9% | 4.5% | -2.7pp | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1,123 |
| 2021/22 | 3.6% | 7.1% | -3.5pp | 7.0% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 1,291 |
| 2022/23 | 4.0% | 6.8% | -2.8pp | 8.2% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 1,336 |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% | -1.6pp | 11.9% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,418 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 14.0% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 1,475 |
8 May 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding