Flags
6
5 high
Per-pupil income
£27,799.3
+£3,4882024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.1%
−3.7ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.1%
+8.3ppof income
In-year balance
+18.3%
+17.6ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
Elevated: turnover 31.3%, vacancy rate 3.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.5%, sickness 11.4 days.
Elevated: turnover 16.4%.
3 July 2018 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
294
Capacity
280 (105%)
Free school meals
46.0%
English additional lang.
3.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
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.
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.
33.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.7
Mean salary
£54,306
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 270 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 | £5.6m | £5.0m | £4.2m | 75.5% | +£533k | £330k | 5.9% | £21,133 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £5.1m | 80.8% | +£299k | £4k | 0.1% | £21,920 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £7.0m | £5.5m | 77.8% | +£52k | £55k | 0.8% | £24,312 |
| 2024/25 | £7.9m | £6.4m | £5.8m | 74.1% | +£1.4m | £720k | 9.1% | £27,799 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
40% of spend
Support staff
£3.2m
50% of spend
Premises
£94k
1% of spend
Other costs
£503k
8% 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 | —* | 18.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 30 |
* 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 | 17.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 8.5 | £41,281 | 32.3% | 0.0% | 1.9 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 9.2 | £41,505 | 31.3% | 3.1% | 3.1 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 9.3 | £47,307 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 4.8 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 8.2 | £46,805 | 8.7% | 5.5% | 11.4 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 33.8 | 8.7 | £54,306 | —% | 0.0% | — | 6.0 | 6 |
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.8% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 64 |
| 2016/17 | 11.1% | 4.6% | +6.5pp | 32.2% | 9.6% | 1.5% | 118 |
| 2017/18 | 11.3% | 4.8% | +6.6pp | 30.5% | 10.5% | 0.8% | 154 |
| 2018/19 | 10.1% | 4.6% | +5.4pp | 25.1% | 9.1% | 0.9% | 171 |
| 2020/21 | 18.5% | 4.5% | +14.0pp | 63.3% | 17.7% | 0.8% | 226 |
| 2021/22 | 13.4% | 7.1% | +6.2pp | 38.3% | 11.1% | 2.3% | 240 |
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% | +5.6pp | 39.5% | 8.6% | 3.8% | 263 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% | +5.8pp | 37.3% | 8.0% | 4.4% | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% | +6.4pp | 36.7% | 8.9% | 3.6% | 270 |
3 July 2018 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding