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Per-pupil income
£8,758.79
+£5532024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
+5.8ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
-4.2%
−5.8ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Elevated: turnover 18.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Elevated: turnover 16.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Elevated: turnover 16.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.2% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 17.3%.
Elevated: turnover 28.4%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
953
Capacity
1,150 (83%)
Free school meals
42.0%
English additional lang.
22.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in North West, 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.
50.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£54,500
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25 · 998 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 | £7.5m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 73.9% | -£125k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,813 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.0m | £5.6m | 69.0% | +£217k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,495 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.5m | £6.0m | 69.3% | +£140k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,206 |
| 2024/25 | £8.7m | £9.1m | £6.5m | 75.0% | -£367k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,759 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
54% of spend
Support staff
£834k
9% of spend
Premises
£515k
6% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
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 | —* | 39.4 | 56.5% | 38.7% | 52.2% | — | 186 |
* 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 | — | 18.0 | £42,058 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 6.7 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.6 | £43,943 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 6.1 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.1 | £45,513 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 7.8 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.4 | £53,570 | 28.4% | 0.0% | 5.6 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 50.0 | 19.1 | £54,500 | —% | 0.0% | — | 9.0 | 9 |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 5.1% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 938 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.3% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 942 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.3% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 950 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 7.3% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 965 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 8.8% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 962 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.0% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 992 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1,003 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 30.2% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 1,001 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 37.3% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 1,004 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 32.3% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 1,011 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 30.1% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 998 |
4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2022 | — | Requires improvement |