Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£26,638.76
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.0%
of income
In-year balance
-3.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 37.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 25.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 27.3%.
Elevated: turnover 40.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.7% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.0%.
25 November 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
70
Capacity
75 (93%)
Free school meals
77.1%
English additional lang.
0.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
7.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
10.0
Mean salary
£46,170
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
27.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
75.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
15.7%
Unauthorised absence
11.6%
2024/25 · 72 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 | £1.5m | £1.4m | £1.1m | 72.7% | +£26k | £24k | 1.6% | £21,437 |
| 2022/23 | £1.6m | £1.8m | £1.1m | 71.3% | -£172k | -£148k | -9.2% | £24,397 |
| 2023/24 | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.2m | 64.2% | +£273k | £125k | 6.5% | £30,095 |
| 2024/25 | £1.9m | £1.9m | £1.4m | 76.7% | -£70k | £56k | 3.0% | £26,639 |
Teaching staff
£618k
32% of spend
Support staff
£520k
27% of spend
Premises
£94k
5% of spend
Other costs
£411k
21% 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 | —* | 5.7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 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 | 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). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 8.4 | 8.1 | £41,423 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 21.2 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0 | 8.5 | £43,211 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 13.5 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0 | 9.4 | £44,755 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0 | 6.4 | £40,135 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0 | 10.0 | £46,170 | —% | 0.0% | — | 1.0 | 1 |
Overall absence
27.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
75.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
15.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 30.3% | 4.4% | +25.9pp | 76.8% | 15.3% | 15.0% | 56 |
| 2014/15 | 26.8% | 4.5% | +22.3pp | 64.8% | 16.1% | 10.7% | 54 |
| 2015/16 | 28.8% | 4.5% | +24.3pp | 76.4% | 16.3% | 12.6% | 55 |
| 2016/17 | 37.5% | 4.6% | +33.0pp | 71.2% | 22.4% | 15.1% | 59 |
| 2017/18 | 37.2% | 4.8% | +32.4pp | 79.7% | 20.5% | 16.7% | 64 |
| 2018/19 | 37.1% | 4.6% | +32.4pp | 87.5% | 22.1% | 15.0% | 72 |
| 2020/21 | 44.7% | 4.5% | +40.2pp | 98.5% | 31.1% | 13.6% | 68 |
| 2021/22 | 28.7% | 7.1% | +21.5pp | 73.5% | 15.3% | 13.3% | 68 |
| 2022/23 | 22.6% | 6.8% | +15.7pp | 65.7% | 12.1% | 10.5% | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 25.8% | 6.6% | +19.2pp | 71.4% | 14.0% | 11.8% | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 27.3% | 6.2% | +21.1pp | 75.0% | 15.7% | 11.6% | 72 |
25 November 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2013 | — | Requires improvement |