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Per-pupil income
£8,645.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.1%, sickness 12.8 days.
3 October 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,048
Capacity
1,050 (100%)
Free school meals
32.0%
English additional lang.
90.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
55.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£51,040
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,075 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 | £8.1m | £7.9m | £5.6m | 69.4% | +£216k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,703 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.8m | £5.7m | 68.6% | +£426k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,878 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.5m | £6.0m | 66.9% | +£449k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,645 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£887k
3.7%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
-0.3%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 40.3 | 53.8% | 33.3% | 15.7% | — | 210 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 66.6 | 15.6 | £42,607 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 55.9 | 18.8 | £47,462 | 15.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 58.8 | 17.8 | £46,382 | 17.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 60.9 | 17.0 | £48,217 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 12.8 |
| 2024/25 | 55.7 | 18.8 | £51,040 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 20.9% | 5.5% | 1.5% | 875 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 901 |
| 2015/16 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 25.5% | 4.9% | 2.4% | 964 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 21.6% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 1,034 |
| 2017/18 | 7.6% | 4.8% | +2.8pp | 21.9% | 5.5% | 2.1% | 1,010 |
| 2018/19 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 22.2% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 1,049 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 14.1% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 1,067 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 32.2% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 1,078 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 31.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 1,082 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 24.8% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 1,079 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 21.6% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 1,075 |
3 October 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2019 | URN 134990 | Requires improvement |