Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,801.3
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
Elevated: turnover 22.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement23 April 2025 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
849
Capacity
1,047 (81%)
Free school meals
40.5%
English additional lang.
10.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
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.
56.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£49,372
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 899 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 | £6.1m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 74.7% | +£24k | £447k | 7.4% | £6,769 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £6.7m | £4.8m | 74.2% | -£244k | £203k | 3.1% | £7,093 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.9m | £5.1m | 70.3% | +£302k | £505k | 7.0% | £8,134 |
| 2024/25 | £7.5m | £7.4m | £5.4m | 72.8% | +£109k | £615k | 8.2% | £8,801 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£709k
Premises
£453k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.1%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
6.5%
Supply staff
5.2%
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 | —* | 38.1 | 49.1% | 26.0% | 39.1% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 62.1 | 14.4 | £44,556 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 56.8 | 15.8 | £45,454 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2022/23 | 58.1 | 15.7 | £44,735 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 53.9 | 16.5 | £44,143 | 22.4% | 1.8% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 56.4 | 15.1 | £49,372 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 818 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.6% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 850 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.0% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 863 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.8% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 887 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 20.6% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 903 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.3% | 5.4% | 1.4% | 931 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 21.1% | 6.2% | 0.8% | 924 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 36.0% | 7.9% | 1.8% | 925 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 32.5% | 6.8% | 2.9% | 942 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 38.0% | 7.6% | 3.9% | 925 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 33.4% | 7.0% | 3.8% | 899 |
23 April 2025 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2023 | — | Inadequate |