Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£34,828.76
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
56.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
2.9%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 42.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.5% of income.
Elevated: turnover 25.4%, sickness 8.7 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 36.9%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.3%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
72
Capacity
52 (138%)
Free school meals
71.8%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
11.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.2
Mean salary
£52,741
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
36.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
73.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
29.6%
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
2024/25 · 79 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 | £1.4m | £1.4m | £974k | 67.5% | +£80k | £110k | 7.6% | £28,301 |
| 2022/23 | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.0m | 63.1% | +£60k | £170k | 10.4% | £30,318 |
| 2023/24 | £1.9m | £2.1m | £1.2m | 64.0% | -£125k | £45k | 2.3% | £33,827 |
| 2024/25 | £2.5m | £2.5m | £1.4m | 56.9% | +£27k | £72k | 2.9% | £34,829 |
Teaching staff
£813k
Support staff
£449k
Premises
£79k
Other costs
£976k
3.8%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
3.2%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 3.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 22 |
* 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 | 9.0 | 6.0 | £42,343 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 19.4 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0 | 5.7 | £43,673 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.2 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0 | 6.0 | £45,230 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 13.6 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8 | 4.8 | £46,597 | 25.4% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7 | 6.2 | £52,741 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
36.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
73.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
29.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 24.4% | 4.4% | +20.0pp | 65.1% | 8.6% | 15.8% | 43 |
| 2014/15 | 30.1% | 4.5% | +25.6pp | 71.4% | 9.8% | 20.3% | 35 |
| 2015/16 | 34.4% | 4.5% | +29.9pp | 72.4% | 13.4% | 20.9% | 29 |
| 2016/17 | 24.4% | 4.6% | +19.9pp | 71.4% | 12.8% | 11.6% | 28 |
| 2017/18 | 26.4% | 4.8% | +21.7pp | 61.1% | 17.5% | 8.9% | 36 |
| 2018/19 | 27.8% | 4.6% | +23.1pp | 64.6% | 20.8% | 7.0% | 48 |
| 2020/21 | 21.8% | 4.5% | +17.3pp | 56.4% | 17.2% | 4.6% | 55 |
| 2021/22 | 35.5% | 7.1% | +28.3pp | 71.7% | 29.9% | 5.6% | 53 |
| 2022/23 | 41.1% | 6.8% | +34.3pp | 82.8% | 32.7% | 8.4% | 58 |
| 2023/24 | 42.7% | 6.6% | +36.2pp | 78.0% | 32.1% | 10.6% | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 36.9% | 6.2% | +30.7pp | 73.4% | 29.6% | 7.3% | 79 |
25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2018 | — | Good |