Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£21,958.38
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.3%
of income
In-year balance
-1.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
Elevated: vacancy rate 8.2%.
30 April 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
399
Capacity
270 (148%)
Free school meals
49.0%
English additional lang.
6.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
44.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.9
Mean salary
£47,355
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
8.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25 · 307 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 | £5.8m | £5.5m | £4.0m | 69.2% | +£390k | £1.1m | 19.4% | £19,479 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.4m | £4.9m | 73.3% | +£242k | £1.4m | 20.5% | £20,439 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.5m | £5.7m | 75.1% | +£168k | £1.5m | 20.2% | £20,770 |
| 2024/25 | £8.8m | £8.9m | £6.9m | 79.3% | -£110k | £1.4m | 16.3% | £21,958 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£2.0m
Premises
£514k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.6%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
17.6%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 5.5 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 63 |
* 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 | 28.6 | 9.7 | £44,374 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 34.8 | 8.6 | £41,468 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 37.9 | 8.6 | £42,030 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 10.1 |
| 2023/24 | 41.0 | 9.0 | £43,871 | 2.4% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 44.8 | 8.9 | £47,355 | —% | 8.2% | — |
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 12.4% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 89 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.0% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 94 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.2% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 91 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.4% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 103 |
| 2017/18 | 10.1% | 4.8% | +5.3pp | 25.2% | 7.5% | 2.6% | 127 |
| 2018/19 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 16.6% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 139 |
| 2020/21 | 25.4% | 4.5% | +20.9pp | 80.7% | 19.6% | 5.7% | 223 |
| 2021/22 | 13.2% | 7.1% | +6.0pp | 35.1% | 7.9% | 5.2% | 248 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 37.9% | 7.2% | 4.4% | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 12.0% | 6.6% | +5.4pp | 32.0% | 6.7% | 5.3% | 303 |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% | +5.2pp | 30.0% | 6.0% | 5.4% | 307 |
30 April 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2011 | — | Outstanding |