Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,238.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
84.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
45.9%
of income
In-year balance
-1.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.3% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
22 May 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
908
Capacity
850 (107%)
Free school meals
13.7%
English additional lang.
4.7%
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.
54.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£40,838
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 930 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 | £5.0m | £4.4m | £3.7m | 72.9% | +£675k | £2.2m | 43.8% | £5,955 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.0m | £4.2m | 77.8% | +£368k | £2.6m | 47.6% | £6,314 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.5m | £4.6m | 84.1% | -£72k | £2.5m | 45.9% | £6,239 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£499k
Premises
£274k
Other costs
£668k
8.3%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
3.0%
Premises (total)
4.5%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 47.8 | 74.1% | 42.6% | 15.4% | — | 162 |
* 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 | 47.6 | 17.5 | £35,444 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 48.0 | 17.7 | £38,317 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 49.9 | 17.2 | £40,199 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.9 | 16.2 | £42,049 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 54.3 | 16.7 | £40,838 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 14.4% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 584 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 575 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.7% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 560 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 14.4% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 625 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 15.3% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 662 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 717 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.2% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 846 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 30.6% | 8.3% | 2.2% | 856 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 23.9% | 6.9% | 2.3% | 886 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 21.8% | 6.3% | 2.0% | 891 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 20.3% | 6.5% | 1.7% | 930 |
22 May 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2012 | URN 111420 | Requires improvement |