Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.7%
of income
In-year balance
+6.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
21 September 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
814
Capacity
859 (95%)
Free school meals
31.4%
English additional lang.
5.7%
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.
51.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£48,361
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 843 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 | £4.7m | £4.9m | £3.7m | 79.1% | -£181k | £490k | 10.5% | £5,851 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 76.2% | -£127k | £363k | 6.7% | £6,769 |
| 2023/24 | £3.1m | £2.9m | £2.1m | 68.9% | +£186k | £549k | 17.7% | — |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
Support staff
£282k
Premises
£173k
Other costs
£604k
4.7%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 44.6 | 68.8% | 42.2% | 10.4% | — | 154 |
* 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 | 45.0 | 17.4 | £45,763 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 48.0 | 16.7 | £44,779 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 49.6 | 16.2 | £44,834 | 25.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 49.9 | 16.4 | £45,019 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 51.9 | 15.7 | £48,361 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 10.4% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 712 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.8% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 715 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 732 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.3% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 770 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 12.5% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 775 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 768 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.9% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 801 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 28.0% | 7.2% | 1.8% | 819 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 24.8% | 5.8% | 2.6% | 830 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 26.6% | 5.9% | 2.9% | 852 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 24.7% | 6.1% | 2.6% | 843 |
21 September 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sept 2017 | URN 119749 | Requires improvement |