Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,031.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
3 March 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
744
Capacity
750 (99%)
Free school meals
25.4%
English additional lang.
5.4%
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.
41.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£53,023
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 768 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 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £3.3m | 66.7% | +£9k | £679k | 13.6% | £6,251 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.4m | £3.6m | 65.0% | +£53k | £731k | 13.3% | £6,876 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £6.0m | £4.1m | 66.7% | +£142k | £808k | 13.2% | £8,032 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£591k
Premises
£549k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.5%
Admin staff
3.8%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
9.8%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 43.2 | 60.0% | 38.1% | 14.8% | — | 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 | 42.9 | 17.7 | £40,629 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 41.4 | 19.3 | £42,938 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 40.9 | 19.5 | £43,988 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 39.5 | 19.3 | £47,113 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2024/25 | 41.1 | 18.1 | £53,023 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.2% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 660 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.6% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 612 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.4% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 628 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.7% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 675 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 15.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 711 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.8% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 767 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 26.1% | 7.4% | 0.8% | 786 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 23.1% | 6.8% | 1.5% | 832 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 31.2% | 8.6% | 2.0% | 821 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 28.8% | 7.5% | 3.3% | 786 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 25.0% | 7.3% | 1.5% | 768 |
3 March 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2017 | — | Requires improvement |