Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,259.47
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
1.7%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 13.1% to 1.7%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.6%.
Elevated: turnover 17.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good1 July 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,410
Capacity
1,635 (86%)
Free school meals
15.7%
English additional lang.
1.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
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.
81.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£48,903
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,429 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 | £8.4m | £8.3m | £6.0m | 71.2% | +£113k | £1.3m | 15.1% | £6,103 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £9.0m | £6.5m | 72.5% | -£94k | £1.2m | 13.1% | £6,338 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £10.5m | £7.0m | 71.7% | -£779k | £391k | 4.0% | £6,976 |
| 2024/25 | £10.2m | £10.5m | £7.9m | 76.7% | -£216k | £175k | 1.7% | £7,259 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£635k
Other costs
£2.0m
4.8%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
2.9%
ICT
9.4%
Premises (total)
5.1%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 43.5 | 66.5% | 38.1% | 21.4% | — | 281 |
* 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 | 75.2 | 17.8 | £42,872 | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 77.6 | 17.7 | £43,457 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 80.5 | 17.5 | £44,247 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2023/24 | 78.2 | 17.8 | £44,182 | 17.4% | 1.3% | — |
| 2024/25 | 81.7 | 17.3 | £48,903 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.0% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,263 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 9.5% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 1,224 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.1% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1,223 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 8.9% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,217 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.5% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1,207 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,263 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.5% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 1,364 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 19.5% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 1,397 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 21.6% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 1,440 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 25.6% | 5.5% | 2.0% | 1,415 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 21.8% | 5.3% | 2.2% | 1,429 |
1 July 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2020 | — | Good |