Per-pupil income
£7,123.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.9%
of income
In-year balance
+0.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
10 September 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,218
Capacity
1,080 (113%)
Free school meals
28.1%
English additional lang.
33.7%
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.
76.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£50,078
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,227 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 | £7.5m | £7.3m | £5.2m | 69.1% | +£195k | £1.6m | 21.0% | £6,457 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £7.9m | £5.5m | 68.3% | +£191k | £1.8m | 22.0% | £6,746 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.6m | £6.1m | 71.1% | +£22k | £1.8m | 20.9% | £7,123 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£972k
Premises
£659k
Other costs
£1.8m
2.1%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
3.7%
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 | —* | 55.6 | 82.2% | 61.9% | 29.1% | — | 247 |
* 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 | 68.9 | 15.6 | £39,642 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 71.8 | 16.3 | £41,647 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2022/23 | 73.8 | 16.2 | £45,206 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 73.3 | 16.5 | £47,987 | 5.7% | 1.3% | 2.4 |
| 2024/25 | 76.7 | 15.9 | £50,078 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 826 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.0% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 792 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.2% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 785 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 10.2% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 792 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 12.3% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 888 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 12.0% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 988 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.8% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 1,096 |
| 2021/22 | 6.0% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 14.4% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1,183 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 16.2% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 1,213 |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% | -1.4pp | 10.9% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 1,231 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 11.4% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 1,227 |
10 September 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2011 | URN 105259 | Good |