Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£27,804.35
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.4%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 15.8% to 7.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.2% of income.
Elevated: turnover 22.5%.
30 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
164
Capacity
176 (93%)
Free school meals
32.3%
English additional lang.
4.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
22.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.3
Mean salary
£49,435
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 162 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 | £3.6m | £3.8m | £2.5m | 69.3% | -£228k | £565k | 15.8% | £21,061 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.9m | £2.8m | 74.0% | -£90k | £475k | 12.4% | £22,880 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £4.3m | £3.1m | 75.8% | -£174k | £301k | 7.3% | £24,286 |
| 2024/25 | £4.6m | £4.5m | £3.5m | 76.6% | +£36k | £337k | 7.4% | £27,804 |
Teaching staff
£1.5m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£150k
Other costs
£881k
4.8%
Admin staff
0.9%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
2.8%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 11 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 23.2 | 7.4 | £39,190 | 25.9% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 21.8 | 7.8 | £39,823 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2022/23 | 23.0 | 7.3 | £41,863 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 21.8 | 7.8 | £44,887 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 22.3 | 7.3 | £49,435 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 17.2% | 4.6% | 0.4% | 151 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 154 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 4.9% | 0.6% | 162 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.9% | 5.4% | 0.4% | 157 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 18.2% | 5.8% | 0.6% | 165 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 18.9% | 6.1% | 0.6% | 164 |
| 2020/21 | 13.2% | 4.5% | +8.7pp | 45.7% | 11.7% | 1.6% | 164 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 30.1% | 8.8% | 0.6% | 166 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 35.8% | 9.8% | 0.9% | 162 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 24.4% | 7.8% | 0.5% | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 17.3% | 7.0% | 0.9% | 162 |
30 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2012 | — | Good |