Flags
9
3 high
Per-pupil income
£10,802.17
+£1,0982024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
−0.0ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+6.5%
+2.5ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
Elevated: turnover 19.6%, sickness 8.9 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
Elevated: turnover 19.0%.
Elevated: turnover 16.1%.
Elevated: turnover 18.7%.
Most recent Ofsted Report Card noted areas needing attention: Curriculum & teaching, Achievement, Attendance & behaviour.
Elevated: turnover 26.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
13 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attentionAchievement
Needs attentionInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Needs attentionPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
754
Capacity
1,250 (60%)
Free school meals
61.5%
English additional lang.
1.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.4
Mean salary
£54,957
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
2024/25 · 747 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 | £8.8m | £8.2m | £5.9m | 66.5% | +£574k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,006 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £8.6m | £6.5m | 72.3% | +£361k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,900 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.8m | £6.5m | 71.6% | +£366k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,704 |
| 2024/25 | £9.0m | £8.4m | £6.4m | 71.6% | +£587k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,802 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
56% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
13% of spend
Premises
£483k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
18% of spend
| 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 | —* | 35.8 | 52.6% | 33.3% | 2.2% | — | 135 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 15.5 | £40,932 | 26.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 12.5 | £41,204 | 19.0% | 1.2% | 6.0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 12.8 | £49,382 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 13.0 | £51,306 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 8.9 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 56.2 | 13.4 | £54,957 | —% | 0.0% | — | 7.7 | 9 |
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 14.8% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 674 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.3% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 690 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 759 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 799 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.2pp | 22.1% | 3.0% | 4.9% | 852 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 19.8% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 933 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.8% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 994 |
| 2021/22 | 12.5% | 7.1% | +5.4pp | 43.9% | 6.6% | 5.9% | 943 |
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% | +5.6pp | 37.4% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 876 |
| 2023/24 | 13.4% | 6.6% | +6.8pp | 39.8% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 837 |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% | +7.0pp | 37.6% | 5.2% | 8.0% | 747 |
13 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2023 | — | Requires improvement |
| 10 Dec 2019 | — | Inadequate |