Per-pupil income
£7,110.31
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.9%
of income
In-year balance
+0.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good18 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,614
Capacity
1,700 (95%)
Free school meals
13.3%
English additional lang.
10.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in North West by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
96.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£45,315
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,395 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | 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 | £9.6m | £9.5m | £7.0m | 73.1% | +£105k | £1.1m | 11.4% | £6,157 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £10.4m | £7.6m | 76.1% | -£384k | £710k | 7.1% | £6,293 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £10.5m | £7.9m | 73.0% | +£313k | £1.0m | 9.4% | £6,815 |
| 2024/25 | £11.5m | £11.5m | £8.6m | 74.8% | +£2k | £1.0m | 8.9% | £7,110 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£837k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.2%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
1.1%
Professional services
| 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 | —* | 48.9 | 66.3% | 42.1% | 9.6% | — | 261 |
* 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 | 80.5 | 19.3 | £41,441 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 89.7 | 17.3 | £41,537 | 15.2% | 1.1% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 90.6 | 17.5 | £39,949 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 89.4 | 17.8 | £41,798 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 96.0 | 16.8 | £45,315 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 7.5% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 941 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.2% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 978 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.4% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,027 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.4% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,084 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.6% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,176 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 1,267 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,390 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 26.5% | 7.0% | 1.2% | 1,391 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 22.2% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 1,398 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 23.4% | 6.3% | 2.1% | 1,392 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 21.6% | 5.7% | 2.2% | 1,395 |
18 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2022 | — | Requires improvement |