Flags
10
7 high
Per-pupil income
£10,368.03
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-3.4%
of income
In-year balance
-6.8%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 9.0% to -3.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.8% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -3.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 10.1% to 3.6%.
Elevated: turnover 21.7%, sickness 9.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.4% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good11 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,079
Capacity
1,050 (103%)
Free school meals
45.6%
English additional lang.
3.5%
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.
72.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£47,105
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.9%
2024/25 · 1,112 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 | £8.6m | £7.6m | £5.2m | 60.5% | +£920k | £865k | 10.1% | £7,716 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.4m | £6.4m | 68.7% | -£25k | £840k | 9.0% | £8,490 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £11.0m | £7.4m | 70.7% | -£458k | £382k | 3.6% | £9,628 |
| 2024/25 | £11.2m | £11.9m | £8.2m | 73.1% | -£759k | -£376k | -3.4% | £10,368 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£2.1m
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£2.4m
5.9%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
4.5%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
6.8%
Catering
17.3%
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 | —* | 39.5 | 57.1% | 39.2% | 39.2% | — | 212 |
* 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 | 68.2 | 15.7 | £38,950 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 69.4 | 16.0 | £39,054 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2022/23 | 76.0 | 14.5 | £40,451 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 76.6 | 14.2 | £41,378 | 21.7% | 1.3% | 9.4 |
| 2024/25 | 72.7 | 14.8 | £47,105 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.4% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 22.7% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 880 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 22.5% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 795 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.4% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 712 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 711 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.5% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 771 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.0% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 906 |
| 2020/21 | 9.2% | 4.5% | +4.7pp | 31.0% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 1,094 |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 37.2% | 3.6% | 8.2% | 1,119 |
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 34.1% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 1,135 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 35.5% | 3.8% | 7.9% | 1,120 |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% | +6.0pp | 34.8% | 5.3% | 6.9% | 1,112 |
11 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2022 | — | Requires improvement |