Flags
7
6 high
Per-pupil income
£9,522.8
+£6352024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
−2.8ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-4.7%
+0.1ppof income
In-year balance
+5.1%
+3.2ppof income
Elevated: turnover 23.0%, sickness 10.8 days.
Elevated: turnover 32.1%, vacancy rate 6.3%, sickness 9.7 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
Elevated: turnover 30.6%, sickness 16.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement15 October 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
613
Capacity
1,354 (45%)
Free school meals
37.2%
English additional lang.
11.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
29.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.7
Mean salary
£53,621
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
7.7%
2024/25 · 690 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 | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.2m | 95.6% | -£97k | -£46k | -3.8% | £1,080 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.4m | 73.7% | +£189k | -£231k | -3.2% | £7,459 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.2m | 71.9% | +£143k | -£352k | -4.8% | £8,888 |
| 2024/25 | £6.3m | £5.9m | £4.3m | 69.1% | +£320k | -£297k | -4.7% | £9,523 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
53% of spend
Support staff
£549k
9% of spend
Premises
£399k
7% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
21% of spend
| 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 | —* | 42.4 | 58.2% | 38.2% | 11.8% | — | 170 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 16.6 | £47,366 | 32.1% | 6.3% | 9.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.6 | £52,645 | 30.6% | 0.0% | 16.4 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.9 | £53,873 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 10.8 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 29.7 | 20.7 | £53,621 | —% | 0.0% | — | 4.0 | 4 |
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% | +6.4pp | 39.0% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 884 |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% | +6.6pp | 37.8% | 5.1% | 8.1% | 777 |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% | +7.0pp | 35.8% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 690 |
15 October 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.