Per-pupil income
£9,511.11
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.6%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
10 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,286
Capacity
1,550 (83%)
Free school meals
49.1%
English additional lang.
40.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
93.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£47,767
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 1,165 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 | £10.5m | £9.8m | £7.3m | 69.3% | +£630k | £2.0m | 19.3% | £7,668 |
| 2022/23 | £11.4m | £10.9m | £7.6m | 66.4% | +£575k | £2.2m | 19.5% | £8,628 |
| 2023/24 | £12.4m | £11.6m | £8.1m | 65.5% | +£817k | £2.4m | 19.6% | £9,511 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£838k
Other costs
£2.6m
3.0%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
4.2%
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 | —* | 45.6 | 56.1% | 38.0% | 16.3% | — | 221 |
* 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 | 95.6 | 14.0 | £39,677 | 7.3% | 1.0% | 6.3 |
| 2021/22 | 101.8 | 13.4 | £40,622 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2022/23 | 98.4 | 13.5 | £41,805 | 20.5% | 1.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 99.1 | 13.2 | £45,493 | 27.4% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 93.5 | 13.8 | £47,767 | —% | 2.1% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.4% | 4.4% | +4.0pp | 29.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1,267 |
| 2014/15 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 27.4% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 1,293 |
| 2015/16 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 24.7% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 1,247 |
| 2016/17 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 25.5% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 1,161 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 21.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 1,203 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.5% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 1,281 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 19.6% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 1,255 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 33.2% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 1,245 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 29.3% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 1,218 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 20.9% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 1,185 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 18.9% | 1.8% | 4.9% | 1,165 |
10 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2015 | — | Requires improvement |