Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,714.08
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.8%
of income
In-year balance
-0.7%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.3% of income.
12 July 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
873
Capacity
909 (96%)
Free school meals
21.8%
English additional lang.
0.6%
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.
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.
55.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£49,543
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 905 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 | £5.6m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 70.1% | +£322k | £799k | 14.3% | £6,404 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.8m | £4.2m | 71.3% | +£115k | £915k | 15.5% | £6,800 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.5m | £4.5m | 72.4% | -£204k | £711k | 11.3% | £7,178 |
| 2024/25 | £6.7m | £6.8m | £5.1m | 75.4% | -£49k | £662k | 9.8% | £7,714 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£718k
Premises
£536k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
9.5%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 48.5 | 67.1% | 45.1% | 17.1% | — | 164 |
* 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 | 49.0 | 17.6 | £43,628 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 51.1 | 17.1 | £42,538 | 25.4% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 49.6 | 17.5 | £42,078 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 54.2 | 16.1 | £42,426 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 55.2 | 15.8 | £49,543 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.1% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 776 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.8% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 824 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 839 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 9.8% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 838 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 12.9% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 863 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.0% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 878 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.0% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 890 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 21.9% | 5.6% | 1.9% | 896 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 21.2% | 5.1% | 1.9% | 905 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 24.1% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 913 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 19.6% | 4.6% | 2.5% | 905 |
12 July 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2012 | — | Good |