Per-pupil income
£7,835.43
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.9%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,499
Capacity
1,500 (100%)
Free school meals
14.1%
English additional lang.
6.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
96.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£43,609
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 1,226 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 | £9.2m | £8.7m | £7.0m | 75.5% | +£490k | £22k | 0.2% | £6,162 |
| 2022/23 | £10.7m | £10.3m | £7.8m | 73.0% | +£364k | £27k | 0.3% | £7,120 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £11.7m | £8.8m | 74.7% | +£85k | £112k | 0.9% | £7,835 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£558k
Other costs
£2.3m
3.3%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 48.2 | 74.1% | 49.6% | 17.2% | — | 232 |
* 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 | 86.1 | 16.4 | £43,138 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 94.3 | 15.8 | £40,881 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2022/23 | 99.6 | 15.1 | £42,528 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 99.3 | 15.2 | £41,373 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 96.8 | 15.5 | £43,609 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 6.3% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 1,062 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 8.0% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 1,038 |
| 2015/16 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 6.2% | 3.0% | 0.3% | 1,019 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 6.7% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 1,011 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.2% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,044 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1,080 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 14.9% | 4.7% | 0.3% | 1,190 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 24.3% | 7.2% | 0.9% | 1,276 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 18.0% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 1,287 |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 17.4% | 5.2% | 1.5% | 1,279 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 18.3% | 5.9% | 1.5% | 1,226 |
18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2014 | — | Good |