Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,706.9
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
Elevated: turnover 21.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good11 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,034
Capacity
1,450 (71%)
Free school meals
31.9%
English additional lang.
18.8%
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.
62.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£51,738
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 939 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 | £6.1m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 76.9% | -£111k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,326 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £7.0m | £5.0m | 71.2% | +£58k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,087 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £8.0m | £5.7m | 71.4% | +£83k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,707 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£427k
Premises
£308k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 42.3 | 59.1% | 35.2% | 43.2% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 60.2 | 15.5 | £40,288 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 58.7 | 16.5 | £40,534 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 65.5 | 15.7 | £43,112 | 14.7% | 3.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 62.5 | 16.7 | £45,569 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 62.4 | 16.6 | £51,738 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.8% | 4.4% | +5.5pp | 27.0% | 5.9% | 3.9% | 682 |
| 2014/15 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 22.6% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 627 |
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 23.8% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 627 |
| 2016/17 | 8.7% | 4.6% | +4.1pp | 26.2% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 603 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.2pp | 23.6% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 607 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 23.1% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 685 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 27.0% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 862 |
| 2021/22 | 12.2% | 7.1% | +5.0pp | 34.4% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 927 |
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 35.9% | 4.7% | 7.7% | 975 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 27.9% | 3.7% | 7.4% | 994 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% | +4.6pp | 31.5% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 939 |
11 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |