Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,608.66
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.4%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.6%.
Elevated: turnover 17.5%.
11 March 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,186
Capacity
1,270 (93%)
Free school meals
57.3%
English additional lang.
16.7%
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.
79.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.0
Mean salary
£52,116
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
40.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
10.8%
2024/25 · 1,262 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 | £10.2m | £9.4m | £6.2m | 61.4% | +£750k | £1.6m | 15.8% | £8,304 |
| 2022/23 | £10.9m | £9.9m | £6.7m | 60.9% | +£988k | £2.0m | 18.2% | £8,582 |
| 2023/24 | £12.0m | £11.2m | £7.6m | 63.6% | +£812k | £2.1m | 17.4% | £9,609 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£639k
Other costs
£2.9m
4.1%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
4.8%
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 | —* | 37.5 | 47.1% | 27.6% | 41.3% | — | 225 |
* 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 | 83.6 | 14.4 | £38,968 | 22.7% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 84.4 | 14.5 | £42,375 | 35.7% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2022/23 | 81.2 | 15.7 | £46,507 | 30.8% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2023/24 | 82.2 | 15.2 | £43,943 | 15.6% | 3.5% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 79.0 | 15.0 | £52,116 | —% | 2.5% | — |
Overall absence
15.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
40.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 13.7% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 482 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 545 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.9% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 640 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.1% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 750 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 17.1% | 1.6% | 4.8% | 874 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 17.1% | 1.5% | 5.2% | 999 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 19.6% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 1,191 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 37.6% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 1,258 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 34.1% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 1,325 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 34.8% | 4.7% | 7.6% | 1,321 |
| 2024/25 | 15.6% | 6.2% | +9.3pp | 40.1% | 4.8% | 10.8% | 1,262 |
11 March 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2013 | — | Requires improvement |