Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,089.45
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.2%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 7.6%.
12 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,156
Capacity
1,228 (94%)
Free school meals
8.3%
English additional lang.
1.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
85.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£54,125
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 1,047 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 | £7.0m | £7.1m | £5.6m | 80.4% | -£90k | £323k | 4.6% | £5,988 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.8m | £6.0m | 77.3% | +£63k | £329k | 4.2% | £7,673 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.4m | £6.4m | 76.5% | -£14k | £420k | 5.0% | £7,089 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£379k
Premises
£344k
Other costs
£1.6m
11.8%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 59.6 | 92.4% | 68.9% | 33.6% | — | 119 |
* 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 | 82.7 | 14.1 | £42,907 | 52.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 90.6 | 12.9 | £45,476 | 50.2% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 92.6 | 12.7 | £45,107 | 61.5% | 7.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 89.9 | 13.2 | £51,007 | 57.6% | 1.1% | 8.7 |
| 2024/25 | 85.6 | 13.5 | £54,125 | —% | 7.6% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 7.8% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,084 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 8.9% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,092 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.1% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 1,086 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 1,100 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 14.3% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 1,035 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,016 |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 5.5% | 2.7% | 0.3% | 1,020 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 25.8% | 7.0% | 0.7% | 1,068 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.0pp | 21.2% | 6.2% | 0.6% | 1,018 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 18.7% | 5.8% | 0.9% | 1,006 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 19.1% | 6.1% | 0.8% | 1,047 |
12 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2008 | URN 112438 | Outstanding |