Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,950.5
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.0% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.3%.
4 February 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,235
Capacity
1,371 (90%)
Free school meals
17.8%
English additional lang.
1.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
79.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£48,518
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,098 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 | £8.4m | £8.3m | £6.1m | 72.5% | +£107k | £935k | 11.1% | £6,205 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £9.3m | £6.8m | 76.3% | -£435k | £499k | 5.6% | £6,620 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £9.4m | £7.1m | 76.1% | -£97k | £402k | 4.3% | £7,196 |
| 2024/25 | £9.8m | £9.7m | £7.4m | 75.8% | +£167k | £569k | 5.8% | £7,951 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£515k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.7%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 47.1 | 70.4% | 51.9% | 74.1% | — | 216 |
* 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 | 81.1 | 16.9 | £41,353 | 7.5% | 1.2% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 82.4 | 16.4 | £42,604 | 17.5% | 1.2% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 83.2 | 16.1 | £42,372 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 84.5 | 15.3 | £44,879 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 79.0 | 15.6 | £48,518 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.6% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,129 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.9% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,098 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.0% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 1,071 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,097 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 15.7% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 1,083 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 1,094 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.3% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 1,143 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 32.1% | 7.4% | 3.1% | 1,152 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 24.9% | 6.5% | 2.6% | 1,174 |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 29.7% | 6.7% | 4.2% | 1,168 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 29.1% | 6.2% | 4.3% | 1,098 |
4 February 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2008 | — | Good |