Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,226.02
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.1%
of income
In-year balance
+2.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.9%.
2 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,123
Capacity
1,140 (99%)
Free school meals
33.5%
English additional lang.
37.2%
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.
73.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£47,604
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,164 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 | £6.8m | £6.8m | £5.2m | 76.5% | +£39k | £629k | 9.2% | £6,597 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.6m | £5.7m | 72.9% | +£209k | £838k | 10.8% | £7,275 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.0m | £6.1m | 71.9% | +£504k | £1.3m | 15.8% | £7,771 |
| 2024/25 | £9.2m | £9.0m | £7.1m | 76.6% | +£241k | £1.6m | 17.1% | £8,226 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£541k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.0%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 41.7 | 51.7% | 33.2% | 21.3% | — | 211 |
* 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 | 63.8 | 15.5 | £43,168 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2021/22 | 68.0 | 15.2 | £44,835 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 69.5 | 15.4 | £42,159 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 65.0 | 16.7 | £46,777 | 17.9% | 1.5% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 73.7 | 15.2 | £47,604 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 5.4% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 886 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.7% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 898 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.6% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 906 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 931 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.8% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 929 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 20.2% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 967 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 1,053 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 26.2% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 1,083 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 24.4% | 4.9% | 3.1% | 1,112 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 21.2% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 1,133 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 23.5% | 4.7% | 3.2% | 1,164 |
2 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2013 | — | Good |