Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£25,808.6
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
15.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Elevated: sickness 21.1 days.
9 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
282
Capacity
270 (104%)
Free school meals
54.3%
English additional lang.
20.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–16
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
35.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.0
Mean salary
£47,293
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 269 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 | £4.9m | £4.7m | £3.6m | 72.7% | +£245k | £1.1m | 22.5% | £20,209 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 75.1% | -£72k | £1.0m | 18.1% | £21,689 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £6.3m | £5.2m | 82.3% | +£44k | £1.1m | 17.0% | £22,748 |
| 2024/25 | £7.3m | £7.2m | £5.4m | 74.2% | +£63k | £1.1m | 15.7% | £25,809 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
37% of spend
Support staff
£2.3m
32% of spend
Premises
£194k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
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 | —* | 4.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 20 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 28.2 | 7.5 | £41,485 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2021/22 | 31.8 | 7.7 | £44,012 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2022/23 | 33.6 | 7.9 | £45,091 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2023/24 | 34.4 | 8.1 | £44,631 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 21.1 |
| 2024/25 | 35.4 | 8.0 | £47,293 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 16.0% | 5.0% | 0.6% | 75 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.7% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 72 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 6.6% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 76 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 10.7% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 103 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.7% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 129 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 146 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 18.0% | 6.2% | 1.3% | 200 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 23.6% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 233 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 25.2% | 6.9% | 2.8% | 254 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 25.0% | 7.4% | 2.7% | 272 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 22.7% | 6.8% | 1.8% | 269 |
9 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2014 | — | Outstanding |