Per-pupil income
£8,200.19
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
9 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,056
Capacity
1,050 (101%)
Free school meals
50.8%
English additional lang.
68.8%
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.
73.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£51,956
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,095 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 | £8.3m | £7.3m | £5.0m | 60.3% | +£987k | £1.5m | 17.9% | £7,780 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £7.6m | £5.4m | 67.2% | +£497k | £1.5m | 18.7% | £7,696 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.5m | £5.9m | 68.8% | +£98k | £1.0m | 12.0% | £8,200 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£794k
Premises
£558k
Other costs
£2.0m
3.2%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
3.4%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
3.2%
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 | —* | 46.1 | 69.9% | 44.0% | 47.2% | — | 216 |
* 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 | 61.4 | 13.7 | £37,628 | 12.4% | 1.6% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 75.2 | 14.1 | £39,730 | 31.9% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 72.0 | 14.6 | £44,292 | 32.8% | 1.4% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 76.8 | 13.7 | £47,918 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 73.4 | 14.4 | £51,956 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 3.3% | 4.8% | -1.4pp | 6.5% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 215 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0pp | 9.9% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 432 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.0% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 871 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 27.6% | 2.2% | 6.9% | 1,098 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 26.8% | 2.6% | 6.5% | 1,096 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 20.7% | 2.1% | 5.1% | 1,104 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 20.2% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 1,095 |
9 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding