Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,137.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.7%
of income
In-year balance
+3.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
Elevated: turnover 15.8%.
16 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,208
Capacity
1,200 (101%)
Free school meals
32.7%
English additional lang.
10.7%
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.
71.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£46,827
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.7%
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.
29.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25 · 1,232 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 | £7.4m | £7.1m | £5.3m | 71.6% | +£271k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,627 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.6m | £5.6m | 74.3% | -£81k | £383k | 5.1% | £6,570 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.2m | £6.1m | 71.7% | +£295k | £312k | 3.7% | £7,137 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
57% of spend
Support staff
£947k
12% of spend
Premises
£515k
6% 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 | —* | 37.5 | 51.7% | 29.3% | 31.4% | — | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 65.3 | 16.7 | £41,221 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 68.0 | 16.4 | £41,227 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 69.9 | 16.4 | £43,297 | 17.2% | 1.4% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 71.0 | 16.7 | £46,539 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 71.5 | 16.9 | £46,827 | —% | 2.7% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 16.7% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 809 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.7% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 811 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.8% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 850 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 947 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 12.1% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1,006 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.0% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 1,060 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.3% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 1,110 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 30.4% | 6.0% | 3.3% | 1,130 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 28.6% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 1,178 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 31.4% | 3.9% | 6.8% | 1,234 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 29.0% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 1,232 |
16 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2012 | URN 124385 | Requires improvement |