Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£6,779.41
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
87.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-18.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 18.9% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate5 June 2025 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
593
Capacity
572 (104%)
Free school meals
32.7%
English additional lang.
30.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
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.
38.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£43,817
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25 · 592 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 | £639k | £653k | £454k | 71.0% | -£14k | £0 | 0.0% | £1,578 |
| 2022/23 | £3.0m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 72.5% | +£205k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,262 |
| 2023/24 | £3.7m | £4.4m | £3.2m | 87.7% | -£696k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,779 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
Support staff
£452k
Premises
£220k
Other costs
£929k
2.2%
Admin staff
0.8%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
9.9%
Premises (total)
11.1%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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 | 62.0% | 56.0% | 51.0% | 40.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 49.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 32.0% | — |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 18.6 | 19.4 | £37,214 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2021/22 | 19.0 | 21.3 | £39,609 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 25.4 | 19.0 | £41,530 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 33.4 | 16.3 | £46,078 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 38.8 | 15.3 | £43,817 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 27.8% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 54 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 17.4% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 109 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 16.3% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 166 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 13.3% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 218 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 14.1% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 327 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 26.0% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 385 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 25.3% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 463 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 31.8% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 535 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 35.8% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 592 |
5 June 2025 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2024 | — | Requires improvement |