Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,616.48
+£1252024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.4%
+2.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.8%
+4.1ppof income
In-year balance
+6.2%
−0.1ppof income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 29.8%.
Elevated: turnover 26.9%.
14 June 2022 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,087
Capacity
1,260 (86%)
Free school meals
7.3%
English additional lang.
8.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
61.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£49,985
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
7.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 872 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 | £7.6m | £7.5m | £5.7m | 76.0% | +£67k | £926k | 12.3% | £5,851 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £8.6m | £6.4m | 77.2% | -£271k | £722k | 8.7% | £6,666 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £7.9m | £5.8m | 69.1% | +£535k | £816k | 9.7% | £7,492 |
| 2024/25 | £8.0m | £7.5m | £5.7m | 71.4% | +£501k | £1.1m | 13.8% | £7,616 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
58% of spend
Support staff
£538k
7% of spend
Premises
£365k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
19% 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 | —* | 73.3 | 100.0% | 96.6% | 96.0% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 76.7 | 16.8 | £45,397 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 9.4 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 76.8 | 16.2 | £46,796 | 29.8% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 19.2 | £45,869 | 26.9% | 0.0% | 4.4 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.5 | £49,942 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 3.6 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 61.1 | 17.8 | £49,985 | —% | 0.0% | — | 5.9 | 7 |
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
7.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 4.4% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 748 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.2% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 779 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 6.5% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 811 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 5.8% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 843 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 7.6% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 873 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.2% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 908 |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 3.9% | 2.5% | 0.5% | 900 |
| 2021/22 | 5.4% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 10.1% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 902 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 20.5% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 892 |
| 2023/24 | 5.0% | 6.6% | -1.5pp | 9.7% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 879 |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% | -1.6pp | 7.1% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 872 |
14 June 2022 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2016 | URN 138835 | Outstanding |