Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,910.88
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.1%
of income
In-year balance
+7.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.3%, sickness 11.3 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
858
Capacity
1,050 (82%)
Free school meals
36.7%
English additional lang.
36.9%
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.
55.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£46,798
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 926 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 | £4.7m | £3.6m | 73.9% | +£131k | £714k | 14.7% | £6,528 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £5.5m | £4.4m | 72.1% | +£558k | £1.1m | 18.6% | £7,333 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.3m | £4.9m | 71.8% | +£537k | £1.4m | 20.1% | £7,911 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£583k
Premises
£195k
Other costs
£1.2m
3.4%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 35.4 | 43.5% | 24.2% | 51.6% | — | 161 |
* 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 | 42.4 | 15.1 | £39,455 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 46.3 | 16.1 | £41,553 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 11.3 |
| 2022/23 | 53.4 | 15.5 | £40,251 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 10.2 |
| 2023/24 | 55.8 | 15.5 | £42,243 | 14.0% | 5.1% | 8.9 |
| 2024/25 | 55.6 | 15.4 | £46,798 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 421 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 19.1% | 5.8% | 0.3% | 357 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.2% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 309 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 307 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 17.0% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 335 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.0% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 392 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 23.6% | 6.5% | 1.3% | 696 |
| 2021/22 | 12.5% | 7.1% | +5.3pp | 41.4% | 9.9% | 2.5% | 802 |
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% | +6.5pp | 43.9% | 9.4% | 3.9% | 920 |
| 2023/24 | 13.2% | 6.6% | +6.7pp | 42.2% | 8.1% | 5.2% | 926 |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% | +7.0pp | 41.8% | 8.3% | 4.9% | 926 |
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2018 | — | Good |