Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,678.07
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.5%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 26.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.9% of income.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 20.5% to 10.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
3 October 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,042
Capacity
1,050 (99%)
Free school meals
32.8%
English additional lang.
32.4%
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.
66.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£47,584
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,078 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 | £8.3m | £7.8m | £5.7m | 68.2% | +£488k | £1.7m | 20.5% | £7,779 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £9.2m | £6.1m | 69.3% | -£426k | £1.3m | 14.6% | £8,219 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £9.6m | £6.5m | 69.0% | -£269k | £1.0m | 10.7% | £8,872 |
| 2024/25 | £10.1m | £10.1m | £6.9m | 68.0% | -£48k | £957k | 9.5% | £9,678 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£1.5m
Other costs
£1.8m
5.5%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
17.0%
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 | —* | 42.5 | 54.1% | 32.2% | 48.8% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 65.3 | 16.4 | £43,230 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 65.8 | 16.2 | £43,694 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 68.5 | 15.5 | £42,574 | 14.0% | 5.5% | — |
| 2023/24 | 69.7 | 15.1 | £42,837 | 18.9% | 1.4% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 66.3 | 15.7 | £47,584 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.2% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,037 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.9% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 1,029 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.2% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 1,039 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,058 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 15.5% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 1,063 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.4% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,069 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.2% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1,089 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 26.1% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 1,091 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 42.3% | 7.4% | 2.9% | 1,089 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 28.4% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 1,082 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 25.5% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 1,078 |
3 October 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2010 | — | Requires improvement |