Flags
6
2 high
Per-pupil income
£28,957.94
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-1.1%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.8%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -5.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.8% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.5%.
7 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
115
Capacity
99 (116%)
Free school meals
37.4%
English additional lang.
11.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
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.
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.
17.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.7
Mean salary
£53,726
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 91 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 | £3.0m | £3.0m | £2.1m | 68.2% | +£44k | £28k | 0.9% | £30,186 |
| 2022/23 | £2.7m | £2.8m | £2.3m | 83.1% | -£92k | -£64k | -2.4% | £25,768 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £3.1m | £2.5m | 83.8% | -£114k | -£178k | -5.9% | £28,042 |
| 2024/25 | £3.3m | £3.2m | £2.7m | 80.4% | +£141k | -£37k | -1.1% | £28,958 |
Teaching staff
£1.3m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£140k
Other costs
£372k
3.9%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
2.7%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 5 |
* 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 | 19.3 | 4.9 | £42,511 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 19.9 | 5.0 | £42,652 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 12.8 |
| 2022/23 | 16.3 | 6.5 | £45,708 | 0.0% | 5.8% | 16.4 |
| 2023/24 | 18.5 | 5.8 | £47,634 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 17.5 |
| 2024/25 | 17.2 | 6.7 | £53,726 | —% | 5.5% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 8.7% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 69 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.6% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 69 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.9% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 74 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 13.0% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 69 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 19.1% | 5.6% | 1.1% | 68 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 7.8% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 64 |
| 2020/21 | 15.3% | 4.5% | +10.8pp | 62.2% | 14.5% | 0.8% | 82 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 34.1% | 7.9% | 1.5% | 85 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 31.0% | 7.2% | 2.0% | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 30.7% | 7.2% | 2.1% | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 29.7% | 7.7% | 1.3% | 91 |
7 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2012 | — | Good |