Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,580.76
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.2%
of income
In-year balance
-6.3%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.9% of income.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.2% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 31.8% to 18.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
9 June 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
715
Capacity
666 (107%)
Free school meals
31.7%
English additional lang.
33.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
48.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.9
Mean salary
£45,744
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 742 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 | £5.1m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 66.6% | +£697k | £1.6m | 31.8% | £7,031 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.6m | £3.8m | 69.4% | -£47k | £1.6m | 28.5% | £7,838 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £6.2m | £4.1m | 72.9% | -£556k | £1.0m | 18.0% | £7,648 |
| 2024/25 | £6.1m | £6.5m | £4.5m | 73.5% | -£384k | £628k | 10.2% | £8,581 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£467k
Premises
£955k
Other costs
£1.1m
6.3%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
2.6%
ICT
17.9%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
3.4%
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 | —* | 37.9 | 47.8% | 26.1% | 35.8% | — | 134 |
* 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 | 45.2 | 16.1 | £39,384 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 46.1 | 15.7 | £40,551 | 19.3% | 4.2% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 47.6 | 14.8 | £41,420 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2023/24 | 50.3 | 14.5 | £42,531 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 48.1 | 14.9 | £45,744 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 525 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.6% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 506 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.4% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 512 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 21.2% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 570 |
| 2017/18 | 7.4% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 22.8% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 623 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 23.1% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 670 |
| 2020/21 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 23.0% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 747 |
| 2021/22 | 11.7% | 7.1% | +4.6pp | 35.8% | 7.3% | 4.4% | 738 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 26.1% | 5.7% | 3.3% | 732 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 27.9% | 6.3% | 3.1% | 752 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 24.3% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 742 |
9 June 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2013 | — | Requires improvement |