Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,408.56
+£8832024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
−1.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
19.9%
−0.3ppof income
In-year balance
+7.6%
+2.6ppof income
Elevated: turnover 15.0%.
Elevated: turnover 16.9%.
18 April 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
763
Capacity
840 (91%)
Free school meals
41.8%
English additional lang.
59.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
41.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£52,703
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 650 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 | £5.0m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 68.6% | +£601k | £1.1m | 22.2% | £6,595 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £4.9m | £3.8m | 69.5% | +£546k | £1.3m | 23.3% | £7,102 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 72.7% | +£298k | £1.2m | 20.2% | £7,526 |
| 2024/25 | £6.5m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 71.6% | +£492k | £1.3m | 19.9% | £8,409 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
46% of spend
Support staff
£330k
6% of spend
Premises
£347k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.0m
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 | —* | 49.4 | 71.8% | 51.6% | 83.9% | — | 124 |
* 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 | — | 17.7 | £41,589 | 7.7% | 4.5% | 4.8 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 17.6 | £40,879 | 2.3% | 0.0% | 7.1 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.9 | £47,842 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 5.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.3 | £48,055 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 4.9 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 41.9 | 18.2 | £52,703 | —% | 0.0% | — | 6.0 | 6 |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 5.8% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 87 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 6.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 212 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 351 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.6% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 479 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.8% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 650 |
| 2021/22 | 6.6% | 7.1% | -0.6pp | 18.2% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 647 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 21.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 655 |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% | -0.2pp | 18.5% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 670 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.4pp | 17.2% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 650 |
18 April 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good