Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,826.26
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.3%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.5%.
31 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,050
Capacity
1,050 (100%)
Free school meals
43.0%
English additional lang.
57.6%
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.
70.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.0
Mean salary
£52,199
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,075 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 | £7.3m | £7.3m | £5.2m | 71.5% | +£44k | £293k | 4.0% | £8,047 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £8.0m | £5.6m | 69.8% | -£681 | £292k | 3.6% | £8,315 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.9m | £6.0m | 67.8% | +£55k | £347k | 3.9% | £8,892 |
| 2024/25 | £9.3m | £9.3m | £6.7m | 72.0% | -£25k | £322k | 3.5% | £8,826 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£967k
Premises
£455k
Other costs
£2.2m
6.2%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
9.7%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 49.1 | 67.1% | 45.9% | 40.6% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 66.5 | 13.1 | £42,586 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 70.5 | 12.9 | £43,335 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 71.8 | 13.4 | £45,186 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 70.8 | 14.1 | £49,038 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 70.1 | 15.0 | £52,199 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 15.1% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 697 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 729 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 764 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.9% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 798 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.3% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 832 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.4% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 853 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 895 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 13.5% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 928 |
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% | -2.1pp | 10.7% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 999 |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% | -1.7pp | 10.7% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 1,026 |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% | -1.8pp | 10.1% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 1,075 |
31 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2015 | — | Requires improvement |