Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,903.77
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Elevated: turnover 18.6%.
9 May 2017 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
724
Capacity
660 (110%)
Free school meals
29.3%
English additional lang.
4.8%
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.
40.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£52,854
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 750 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 | £4.7m | £4.0m | £3.2m | 67.2% | +£748k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,031 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 68.1% | +£532k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,098 |
| 2023/24 | £5.7m | £4.8m | £3.7m | 65.5% | +£855k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,904 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
60% of spend
Support staff
£347k
7% of spend
Premises
£389k
8% of spend
Other costs
£711k
15% 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 | —* | 43.9 | 60.9% | 43.6% | 49.1% | — | 110 |
* 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 | 41.2 | 15.9 | £41,706 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 42.0 | 16.1 | £43,422 | 10.5% | 2.3% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 41.6 | 16.9 | £43,158 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2023/24 | 43.0 | 16.7 | £49,392 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 40.4 | 17.9 | £52,854 | —% | 2.4% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 14.9% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 551 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 11.6% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 536 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 11.9% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 530 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.7% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 565 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 15.1% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 603 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 16.5% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 637 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 15.7% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 670 |
| 2021/22 | 12.2% | 7.1% | +5.1pp | 35.4% | 7.8% | 4.4% | 695 |
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% | +5.3pp | 32.6% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 723 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 28.8% | 3.2% | 8.0% | 736 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 26.8% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 750 |
9 May 2017 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2013 | URN 125768 | Requires improvement |