Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,997.73
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.4%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.
11 February 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
977
Capacity
975 (100%)
Free school meals
12.3%
English additional lang.
6.6%
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.
57.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£47,924
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,001 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 | £5.7m | £5.7m | £4.2m | 73.4% | -£10k | £861k | 15.0% | £5,878 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £6.2m | £4.5m | 73.8% | -£137k | £724k | 12.0% | £6,116 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 76.0% | -£93k | £631k | 9.7% | £6,587 |
| 2024/25 | £6.8m | £6.8m | £5.4m | 79.3% | +£10k | £640k | 9.4% | £6,998 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£698k
Premises
£450k
Other costs
£958k
4.3%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
2.9%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 55.0 | 79.2% | 66.7% | 37.0% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 53.6 | 17.7 | £42,184 | 8.2% | 3.6% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 57.2 | 17.0 | £41,762 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 59.4 | 16.6 | £41,529 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 57.9 | 17.0 | £42,611 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 57.7 | 16.9 | £47,924 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 8.6% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 805 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.9% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 786 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 794 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 7.5% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 798 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 10.1% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 836 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.8% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 877 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.9% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 956 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 20.5% | 6.0% | 1.3% | 987 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 21.1% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 18.9% | 5.8% | 1.3% | 998 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 17.0% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 1,001 |
11 February 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2010 | — | Good |