Per-pupil income
£7,445.11
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.6%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
10 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
878
Capacity
890 (99%)
Free school meals
23.6%
English additional lang.
7.1%
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.
50.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£44,381
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.0%
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.
20.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 897 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 | £4.8m | £4.8m | £3.5m | 71.2% | +£81k | £681k | 14.1% | £5,740 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 71.9% | +£150k | £831k | 15.2% | £6,519 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 74.3% | -£4k | £827k | 13.8% | £6,788 |
| 2024/25 | £6.5m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 74.0% | +£63k | £889k | 13.6% | £7,445 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£871k
Premises
£427k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.5%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
3.2%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 49.0 | 70.5% | 51.7% | 36.4% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 44.1 | 18.0 | £41,175 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 47.9 | 17.6 | £40,091 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 45.3 | 18.6 | £40,578 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.7 | 16.8 | £43,426 | 22.5% | 1.9% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 | 17.5 | £44,381 | —% | 2.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 16.0% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 601 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 17.4% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 609 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.1% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 620 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 15.6% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 656 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 17.3% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 694 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.3% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 707 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 15.5% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 813 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 31.7% | 7.3% | 2.8% | 864 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 21.6% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 861 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 21.5% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 896 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 20.4% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 897 |
10 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2012 | — | Good |