Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,228.69
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.5%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.6%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding8 July 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
807
Capacity
800 (101%)
Free school meals
28.6%
English additional lang.
23.5%
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.
47.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£50,571
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 819 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 | £5.1m | £4.9m | £3.7m | 71.3% | +£235k | £254k | 5.0% | £6,872 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.9m | £4.0m | 71.3% | -£230k | £24k | 0.4% | £7,156 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £5.9m | £4.3m | 68.5% | +£261k | £285k | 4.6% | £7,686 |
| 2024/25 | £6.6m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 71.6% | +£167k | £453k | 6.8% | £8,229 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£744k
Premises
£493k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.6%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
4.3%
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 | —* | 50.2 | 71.2% | 50.6% | 28.2% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 42.2 | 16.8 | £46,074 | 11.8% | 2.3% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 48.6 | 15.3 | £43,753 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 47.2 | 16.8 | £44,119 | 1.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 48.8 | 16.5 | £43,677 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.3 | 17.1 | £50,571 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 16.4% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 726 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.2% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 716 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.0% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 694 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 15.7% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 668 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 18.2% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 615 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.0% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 622 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 15.6% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 750 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 16.3% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 772 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.1pp | 11.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 815 |
| 2023/24 | 4.0% | 6.6% | -2.6pp | 9.7% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 821 |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% | -1.9pp | 9.7% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 819 |
8 July 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2019 | — | Good |