Per-pupil income
£7,614.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good1 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
883
Capacity
900 (98%)
Free school meals
25.6%
English additional lang.
3.9%
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.
54.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£52,870
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.
15.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 905 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 | £5.7m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 72.7% | +£198k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,572 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 71.9% | +£260k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,188 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 74.6% | +£85k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,614 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£755k
Premises
£315k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.1%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 43.4 | 52.3% | 33.7% | 32.0% | — | 172 |
* 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 | 48.7 | 16.7 | £39,666 | 13.7% | 3.9% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 50.4 | 17.2 | £41,577 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 53.0 | 16.4 | £43,238 | 9.4% | 1.9% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 57.6 | 15.5 | £46,412 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 54.3 | 16.3 | £52,870 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 19.6% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 618 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 17.6% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 547 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.6% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 570 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.0% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 579 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 17.5% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 613 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.3% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 680 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.3% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 832 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 28.2% | 6.5% | 4.2% | 891 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 25.5% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 894 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 18.8% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 921 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 15.7% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 905 |
1 July 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |