Flags
11
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,252.44
+£7872024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
−6.0ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-5.9%
+0.5ppof income
In-year balance
+3.8%
+7.3ppof income
Elevated: turnover 22.0%, sickness 9.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.5% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Elevated: turnover 25.1%.
Elevated: turnover 21.8%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.6%.
Elevated: turnover 22.4%.
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
748
Capacity
932 (80%)
Free school meals
20.8%
English additional lang.
2.1%
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.
41.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£48,437
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 819 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 | £5.8m | £5.7m | £4.6m | 78.9% | +£75k | £61k | 1.1% | £6,102 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 77.4% | -£53k | £36k | 0.6% | £6,688 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 78.6% | -£239k | -£432k | -6.4% | £7,465 |
| 2024/25 | £6.8m | £6.5m | £4.9m | 72.5% | +£256k | -£401k | -5.9% | £8,252 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
55% of spend
Support staff
£955k
15% of spend
Premises
£431k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
18% 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 | —* | 41.4 | 54.2% | 37.5% | 19.0% | — | 168 |
* 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 | — | 19.7 | £43,814 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 7.3 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 18.1 | £45,046 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 7.8 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.8 | £46,765 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 9.0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.7 | £49,034 | 25.1% | 2.2% | 5.1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 41.2 | 18.1 | £48,437 | —% | 4.6% | — | 5.8 | 7 |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.2% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 825 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 830 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.4% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 824 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 10.3% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 823 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.5% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 813 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 829 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.0% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 854 |
| 2021/22 | 12.2% | 7.1% | +5.0pp | 39.6% | 9.2% | 3.0% | 866 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 33.1% | 8.1% | 2.4% | 863 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 27.6% | 7.6% | 1.4% | 850 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 27.4% | 7.5% | 2.1% | 819 |
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2017 | — | Good |