Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,755.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.0%.
2 December 2014 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
773
Capacity
800 (97%)
Free school meals
17.3%
English additional lang.
2.2%
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.
43.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£38,846
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 782 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 | £4.0m | £3.8m | £3.0m | 74.8% | +£178k | £894k | 22.3% | £5,722 |
| 2022/23 | £4.2m | £4.3m | £3.3m | 79.5% | -£86k | £808k | 19.3% | £5,793 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.0m | £3.9m | 73.3% | +£243k | £999k | 19.0% | £6,756 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£516k
Premises
£263k
Other costs
£897k
4.2%
Admin staff
0.8%
Energy
3.1%
ICT
3.2%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 47.6 | 70.9% | 46.2% | 27.8% | — | 158 |
* 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 | 33.8 | 19.4 | £39,541 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 36.0 | 19.5 | £37,497 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 38.1 | 18.9 | £36,919 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 18.5 | £37,220 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 43.5 | 17.8 | £38,846 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.5% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 757 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 696 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.6% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 615 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 7.7% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 559 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 10.3% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 573 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.2% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 579 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.7% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 668 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 18.1% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 719 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 19.9% | 4.8% | 2.3% | 729 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 19.4% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 785 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 17.5% | 5.4% | 1.8% | 782 |
2 December 2014 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2013 | — | Inadequate |