Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,707.78
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.1%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.7% of income.
4 November 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
760
Capacity
800 (95%)
Free school meals
22.9%
English additional lang.
5.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
46.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£52,527
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 776 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 | £4.9m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 71.8% | +£245k | £903k | 18.6% | £6,407 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £5.5m | £3.8m | 73.6% | -£333k | £570k | 11.0% | £6,949 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £5.6m | £4.0m | 73.3% | -£203k | £367k | 6.8% | £7,299 |
| 2024/25 | £5.9m | £5.8m | £4.4m | 75.1% | +£51k | £418k | 7.1% | £7,708 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£603k
Premises
£263k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.5%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 46.1 | 64.8% | 40.7% | 35.9% | — | 145 |
* 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 | 43.7 | 17.0 | £42,537 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 45.0 | 16.8 | £43,783 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 47.7 | 15.6 | £44,015 | 26.8% | 0.0% | 11.9 |
| 2023/24 | 43.9 | 16.9 | £44,515 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 46.4 | 16.4 | £52,527 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 9.8% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 683 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.6% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 718 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 11.4% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 692 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.0% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 709 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 713 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.3% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 732 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.3% | 5.8% | 0.8% | 772 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 28.7% | 7.2% | 1.9% | 778 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 27.6% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 764 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 22.9% | 6.1% | 2.0% | 769 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 17.6% | 5.0% | 2.4% | 776 |
4 November 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2014 | — | Requires improvement |