Flags
6
4 high
Per-pupil income
£28,647.72
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-0.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 10.1% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -0.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 19.0%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.2%.
Elevated: turnover 16.7%.
27 January 2015 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
113
Capacity
90 (126%)
Free school meals
62.8%
English additional lang.
0.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
18.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.3
Mean salary
£51,203
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
19.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
43.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.9%
Unauthorised absence
8.1%
2024/25 · 114 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 | £2.3m | £2.2m | £1.5m | 65.3% | +£104k | £522k | 23.1% | £25,143 |
| 2022/23 | £2.3m | £2.6m | £1.8m | 77.4% | -£281k | £241k | 10.4% | £27,472 |
| 2023/24 | £2.5m | £2.8m | £2.0m | 81.3% | -£255k | -£13k | -0.5% | £25,914 |
| 2024/25 | £3.2m | £3.2m | £2.4m | 73.4% | +£3k | -£10k | -0.3% | £28,648 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
Support staff
£905k
Premises
£109k
Other costs
£748k
5.2%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
3.1%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 13.1 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% | — | 20 |
* 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 | 12.0 | 6.8 | £42,870 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2021/22 | 12.0 | 7.5 | £41,217 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 13.0 | 6.5 | £40,197 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 18.0 | 5.4 | £42,517 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 18.0 | 6.3 | £51,203 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
19.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
43.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 13.0% | 4.4% | +8.6pp | 52.9% | 5.6% | 7.4% | 34 |
| 2014/15 | 18.5% | 4.5% | +14.0pp | 48.6% | 10.0% | 8.5% | 35 |
| 2015/16 | 17.9% | 4.5% | +13.4pp | 58.3% | 10.3% | 7.6% | 36 |
| 2016/17 | 10.7% | 4.6% | +6.1pp | 35.6% | 6.5% | 4.2% | 45 |
| 2017/18 | 10.7% | 4.8% | +5.9pp | 22.8% | 5.9% | 4.8% | 57 |
| 2018/19 | 11.6% | 4.6% | +7.0pp | 32.3% | 7.7% | 3.9% | 62 |
| 2020/21 | 24.9% | 4.5% | +20.4pp | 75.0% | 20.7% | 4.2% | 84 |
| 2021/22 | 24.1% | 7.1% | +17.0pp | 48.9% | 15.4% | 8.7% | 90 |
| 2022/23 | 16.7% | 6.8% | +9.9pp | 36.7% | 9.8% | 6.9% | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 17.3% | 6.6% | +10.8pp | 39.4% | 9.0% | 8.3% | 99 |
| 2024/25 | 19.0% | 6.2% | +12.8pp | 43.0% | 10.9% | 8.1% | 114 |
27 January 2015 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2013 | — | Inadequate |