Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£4,646.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-3.9%
of income
In-year balance
+1.5%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.
24 May 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
680
Capacity
1,056 (64%)
Free school meals
48.4%
English additional lang.
12.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
38.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£53,120
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 730 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 | £4.5m | £3.5m | 75.6% | +£195k | £363k | 7.7% | £7,559 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 73.9% | +£63k | £186k | 3.4% | £8,378 |
| 2023/24 | £3.1m | £3.0m | £2.4m | 78.5% | +£47k | -£119k | -3.9% | £4,647 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
40% of spend
Support staff
£298k
10% of spend
Premises
£156k
5% of spend
Other costs
£458k
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 | —* | 28.4 | 30.4% | 16.0% | 16.8% | — | 125 |
* 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 | 35.2 | 16.5 | £43,569 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 36.6 | 17.0 | £44,581 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2022/23 | 32.8 | 20.1 | £47,759 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 26.7 | 24.7 | £56,305 | 37.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 38.8 | 17.5 | £53,120 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.5% | 4.4% | +3.2pp | 25.2% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 457 |
| 2014/15 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 30.8% | 7.0% | 1.6% | 445 |
| 2015/16 | 9.5% | 4.5% | +5.0pp | 35.7% | 7.5% | 2.0% | 412 |
| 2016/17 | 8.8% | 4.6% | +4.2pp | 31.4% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 430 |
| 2017/18 | 8.8% | 4.8% | +4.0pp | 29.9% | 6.5% | 2.3% | 461 |
| 2018/19 | 8.9% | 4.6% | +4.3pp | 29.2% | 6.4% | 2.5% | 521 |
| 2020/21 | 10.8% | 4.5% | +6.3pp | 31.1% | 8.6% | 2.2% | 612 |
| 2021/22 | 12.3% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 39.8% | 8.2% | 4.1% | 648 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 33.2% | 5.8% | 4.6% | 686 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 34.5% | 6.7% | 4.1% | 678 |
| 2024/25 | 12.9% | 6.2% | +6.7pp | 36.7% | 7.8% | 5.1% | 730 |
24 May 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2019 | URN 139536 | Requires improvement |