Flags
8
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,084.76
+£9422024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
−1.8ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
16.3%
+1.7ppof income
In-year balance
+5.8%
+9.6ppof income
Elevated: turnover 23.4%, vacancy rate 7.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Elevated: turnover 16.6%, sickness 10.3 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Elevated: turnover 22.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.9% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
10 November 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,077
Capacity
1,210 (89%)
Free school meals
20.5%
English additional lang.
6.0%
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.
62.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£52,890
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,152 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 | £7.1m | £6.7m | £5.0m | 70.6% | +£389k | £1.2m | 16.7% | £6,136 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.4m | £5.6m | 71.8% | +£332k | £1.5m | 19.6% | £6,731 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £8.5m | £6.0m | 73.8% | -£316k | £1.2m | 14.6% | £7,143 |
| 2024/25 | £9.0m | £8.4m | £6.5m | 72.0% | +£517k | £1.5m | 16.3% | £8,085 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
53% of spend
Support staff
£793k
9% of spend
Premises
£422k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
19% 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 | —* | 39.7 | 53.7% | 30.4% | 44.9% | — | 214 |
* 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 | 64.3 | 17.9 | £42,512 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 10.5 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 65.1 | 17.7 | £41,122 | 23.4% | 7.1% | 7.8 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 65.7 | 17.4 | £45,716 | 22.1% | 3.0% | — | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.7 | £49,986 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 10.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 62.3 | 17.3 | £52,890 | —% | 1.6% | — | 5.0 | 5 |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.6% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 1,022 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 1,044 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 1,079 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 1,083 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.5% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,076 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,096 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.3% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1,173 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 32.4% | 7.4% | 2.0% | 1,204 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 28.1% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 1,201 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 28.6% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 1,151 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 29.2% | 6.4% | 3.8% | 1,152 |
10 November 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2018 | URN 123574 | Requires improvement |