Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,491.28
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
1.3%
of income
In-year balance
-5.9%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.9% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.0%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.3%.
9 May 2017 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
823
Capacity
1,008 (82%)
Free school meals
13.7%
English additional lang.
9.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary 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.
56.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£50,437
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 709 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 | £5.1m | £5.1m | £4.0m | 78.3% | +£90k | £259k | 5.0% | £5,849 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £4.2m | 76.5% | +£147k | £405k | 7.4% | £6,184 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £6.0m | £4.4m | 73.6% | +£39k | £444k | 7.3% | £7,041 |
| 2024/25 | £6.2m | £6.5m | £5.0m | 81.0% | -£363k | £81k | 1.3% | £7,491 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£426k
Premises
£445k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.1%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
4.1%
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 | —* | 50.1 | 77.9% | 51.7% | 28.3% | — | 145 |
* 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 | 51.7 | 16.9 | £43,858 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 52.1 | 16.9 | £44,049 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 55.9 | 15.8 | £43,996 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 55.4 | 15.5 | £48,905 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 9.8 |
| 2024/25 | 56.8 | 14.5 | £50,437 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 7.2% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 685 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.7% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 701 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.1% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 713 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 733 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 746 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.1% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 738 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 745 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 20.2% | 6.4% | 1.0% | 746 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 18.6% | 6.3% | 1.3% | 751 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 18.1% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 729 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 15.9% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 709 |
9 May 2017 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2008 | — | Outstanding |