Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£24,297.87
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
25.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Elevated: turnover 17.4%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 29.5%.
8 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
156
Capacity
170 (92%)
Free school meals
70.0%
English additional lang.
9.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
20.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.6
Mean salary
£54,163
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 122 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 | £2.7m | £2.4m | £1.8m | 67.9% | +£255k | £956k | 35.5% | £22,281 |
| 2022/23 | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2.1m | 72.4% | +£84k | £867k | 29.9% | £22,457 |
| 2023/24 | £3.4m | £3.2m | £2.5m | 71.9% | +£210k | £857k | 25.0% | £24,298 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
Support staff
£930k
Premises
£221k
Other costs
£532k
4.5%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 0.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 17 |
* 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 | 13.6 | 8.6 | £42,998 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 17.6 | 6.9 | £44,107 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2022/23 | 16.2 | 8.0 | £47,387 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2023/24 | 17.2 | 8.2 | £49,024 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 20.6 | 7.6 | £54,163 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 17.6% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 17 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 11.1% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 36 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.7% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 60 |
| 2020/21 | 19.2% | 4.5% | +14.7pp | 75.0% | 16.9% | 2.2% | 96 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 25.5% | 6.2% | 2.0% | 98 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 25.7% | 6.0% | 2.4% | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 24.4% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 29.5% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 122 |
8 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding