Flags
7
5 high
Per-pupil income
£8,655.11
+£1952024/25
Staff costs % of income
66.6%
+2.5ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-15.0%
−0.6ppof income
In-year balance
+3.3%
+1.0ppof income
Elevated: turnover 20.5%, sickness 10.8 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
Elevated: turnover 27.0%, vacancy rate 3.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
Elevated: turnover 21.5%, vacancy rate 6.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Elevated: turnover 16.9%.
26 January 2016 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
587
Capacity
800 (73%)
Free school meals
42.9%
English additional lang.
27.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
36.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£50,415
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 378 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 | £3.5m | £3.3m | £2.2m | 64.9% | +£165k | -£656k | -19.0% | £6,561 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £3.8m | £2.4m | 59.5% | +£192k | -£602k | -15.0% | £7,203 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £4.7m | £3.1m | 64.1% | +£112k | -£683k | -14.3% | £8,460 |
| 2024/25 | £5.0m | £4.8m | £3.3m | 66.6% | +£167k | -£747k | -15.0% | £8,655 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
50% of spend
Support staff
£438k
9% of spend
Premises
£262k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
26% of spend
| 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 | —* | 46.3 | 62.5% | 46.3% | 16.2% | — | 136 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 20.8 | £45,512 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 10.8 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 19.9 | £44,026 | 27.0% | 3.5% | 3.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.8 | £45,367 | 21.5% | 6.0% | 3.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.3 | £49,754 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 3.1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 36.6 | 16.0 | £50,415 | —% | 0.0% | — | 4.6 | 5 |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 10.6% | 4.4% | +6.2pp | 30.9% | 6.4% | 4.2% | 97 |
| 2014/15 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 21.4% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 178 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 25.5% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 216 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 20.7% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 208 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.2% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 222 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 17.7% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 215 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 205 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 32.7% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 226 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 36.8% | 7.8% | 3.9% | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 33.2% | 8.2% | 2.7% | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 32.5% | 6.2% | 3.5% | 378 |
26 January 2016 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good