Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,985.66
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+23.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
17 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,254
Capacity
1,500 (84%)
Free school meals
47.1%
English additional lang.
51.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
72.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£45,918
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 1,318 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 | £6.1m | £4.4m | £3.2m | 52.8% | +£1.6m | £699k | 11.6% | £7,663 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £5.9m | £4.4m | 51.2% | +£2.6m | £541k | 6.4% | £8,664 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £7.7m | £6.1m | 61.2% | +£2.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,986 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
3.7%
Admin staff
0.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
1.9%
Premises (total)
5.6%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 41.5 | 55.9% | 33.6% | 80.9% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 32.0 | 15.5 | £38,495 | 34.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 41.6 | 19.0 | £34,010 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 9.8 |
| 2022/23 | 54.6 | 18.0 | £36,012 | 17.6% | 8.4% | 9.4 |
| 2023/24 | 60.8 | 18.4 | £40,776 | 27.3% | 7.6% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 72.2 | 17.4 | £45,918 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 255 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 18.9% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 571 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 23.7% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 830 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 30.4% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 1,050 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 34.6% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 1,211 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 26.4% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 1,318 |
17 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good