Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,565.88
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
58.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
23.9%
of income
In-year balance
+7.7%
of income
Inadequate: Leadership & management
Elevated: turnover 33.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good7 January 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,170
Capacity
1,500 (78%)
Free school meals
35.3%
English additional lang.
31.0%
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.
55.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.2
Mean salary
£46,450
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 1,279 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 | £9.2m | £8.5m | £6.0m | 65.8% | +£645k | £1.2m | 13.2% | £6,851 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £9.1m | £5.9m | 58.4% | +£1.0m | £2.1m | 21.0% | £8,406 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £9.4m | £5.9m | 58.4% | +£784k | £2.4m | 23.9% | £8,566 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£2.3m
Other costs
£1.1m
5.9%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
1.7%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
3.9%
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 | —* | 44.4 | 65.6% | 46.2% | 81.0% | — | 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 | 83.8 | 16.8 | £41,234 | 16.0% | 1.2% | 10.8 |
| 2021/22 | 77.3 | 17.3 | £43,264 | 35.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 59.5 | 20.3 | £41,330 | 36.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 52.5 | 22.5 | £44,361 | 33.1% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 55.1 | 21.2 | £46,450 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 1,234 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 1,276 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.3% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1,291 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1,331 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 1,372 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 1,399 |
| 2020/21 | 9.1% | 4.5% | +4.6pp | 27.5% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 1,464 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.0% | 5.1% | 4.3% | 1,388 |
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 39.6% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 1,296 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 31.4% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 1,275 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 25.4% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 1,279 |
7 January 2025 · Academy First Section 5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2020 | URN 105840 | Inadequate |