Per-pupil income
£8,394.89
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.8%
of income
In-year balance
-0.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
12 May 2015 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
783
Capacity
800 (98%)
Free school meals
28.0%
English additional lang.
4.0%
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.
44.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£50,466
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 811 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 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 70.8% | +£274k | £1.2m | 22.1% | £6,960 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £6.4m | £4.2m | 71.4% | -£572k | £654k | 11.2% | £7,235 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.2m | £4.4m | 69.8% | +£110k | £764k | 12.2% | £7,866 |
| 2024/25 | £6.6m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 74.5% | -£57k | £708k | 10.8% | £8,395 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£764k
Premises
£507k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.4%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
2.4%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
4.2%
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 | —* | 43.5 | 63.1% | 37.6% | 22.8% | — | 149 |
* 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 | 44.9 | 17.8 | £45,629 | 5.8% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 50.2 | 15.9 | £43,887 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 50.2 | 16.1 | £44,007 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 46.7 | 17.1 | £50,433 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 17.6 | £50,466 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 12.6% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 816 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 818 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 828 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 816 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 821 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 825 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.2% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 820 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 30.3% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 814 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 27.2% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 823 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 23.8% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 825 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 19.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 811 |
12 May 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2012 | — | Good |