Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,816.38
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.9%
of income
In-year balance
+13.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
24 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,438
Capacity
2,564 (95%)
Free school meals
24.9%
English additional lang.
27.6%
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.
123.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.8
Mean salary
£49,728
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 2,065 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 | £13.9m | £12.4m | £9.7m | 69.5% | +£1.5m | £964k | 6.9% | £5,801 |
| 2022/23 | £15.2m | £13.7m | £10.1m | 66.6% | +£1.5m | £1.6m | 10.3% | £6,222 |
| 2023/24 | £16.8m | £14.5m | £11.2m | 66.7% | +£2.3m | £2.3m | 13.9% | £6,816 |
Teaching staff
£7.8m
54% of spend
Support staff
£2.0m
14% of spend
Premises
£789k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.5m
17% 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 | —* | 46.5 | 66.8% | 47.6% | 38.7% | — | 401 |
* 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 | 120.6 | 19.3 | £41,681 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 125.3 | 19.1 | £40,775 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2022/23 | 119.4 | 20.5 | £42,045 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 115.9 | 21.3 | £47,226 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 123.4 | 19.8 | £49,728 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 12.8% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,679 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 15.1% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 1,721 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 1,749 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.7% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1,787 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 17.7% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 1,792 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 17.5% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 1,846 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.2% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 1,925 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 29.6% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 1,970 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 30.2% | 6.7% | 3.1% | 2,054 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 28.0% | 5.9% | 3.4% | 2,089 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 22.1% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 2,065 |
24 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2017 | — | Good |