Flags
7
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,604.09
+£3742024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
−0.6ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.2%
+4.1ppof income
In-year balance
+3.4%
+4.3ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Elevated: turnover 19.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 19.5%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.4%.
11 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
563
Capacity
540 (104%)
Free school meals
24.0%
English additional lang.
0.7%
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.
30.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£58,563
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 562 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 | £3.9m | £3.7m | £2.9m | 74.0% | +£162k | £190k | 4.9% | £6,948 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £4.3m | £3.2m | 77.7% | -£142k | £48k | 1.2% | £7,582 |
| 2023/24 | £4.5m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 75.0% | -£39k | -£42k | -0.9% | £8,230 |
| 2024/25 | £4.6m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 74.4% | +£159k | £148k | 3.2% | £8,604 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
54% of spend
Support staff
£931k
21% of spend
Premises
£54k
1% of spend
Other costs
£973k
22% 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 | —* | 45.7 | 63.7% | 39.6% | 23.1% | — | 91 |
* 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 | — | 16.5 | £42,324 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 14.8 | £41,256 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 5.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 15.7 | £46,731 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 4.0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.1 | £56,534 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 4.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 30.3 | 18.6 | £58,563 | —% | 0.0% | — | 2.0 | 3 |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 5.1% | 0.2% | 543 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.6% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 519 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.0% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 513 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 524 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 4.6% | 0.4% | 564 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 562 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 18.4% | 6.4% | 0.7% | 572 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 32.4% | 8.6% | 2.0% | 571 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 27.9% | 7.5% | 1.6% | 559 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 28.3% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 555 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 25.4% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 562 |
11 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2012 | URN 123578 | Good |