Flags
8
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,441.22
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
85.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.6%
of income
In-year balance
-4.8%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 8.0% to 0.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.8% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.7% of income.
26 March 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
999
Capacity
1,148 (87%)
Free school meals
39.8%
English additional lang.
14.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
74.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£47,552
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
7.2%
2024/25 · 958 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 | £6.6m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 76.2% | +£37k | £588k | 8.9% | £6,637 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.4m | £5.9m | 79.2% | +£5k | £593k | 8.0% | £7,175 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £8.3m | £6.5m | 79.8% | -£136k | £458k | 5.6% | £7,980 |
| 2024/25 | £8.4m | £8.8m | £7.2m | 85.1% | -£408k | £50k | 0.6% | £8,441 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£380k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.5%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
6.7%
Supply staff
2.7%
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 | —* | 41.3 | 59.4% | 34.8% | 8.4% | — | 155 |
* 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 | 65.1 | 14.7 | £42,238 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 67.6 | 14.8 | £41,322 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 73.9 | 13.9 | £41,335 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 70.0 | 14.5 | £43,020 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 74.1 | 13.5 | £47,552 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 20.5% | 4.9% | 1.5% | 601 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.8% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 611 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 558 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 9.5% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 599 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 18.5% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 661 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.8% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 755 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 24.2% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 861 |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 7.1% | -1.1pp | 17.8% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 912 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 33.1% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 951 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 33.5% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 923 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 34.9% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 958 |
26 March 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Sept 2021 | — | Requires improvement |