Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,813.65
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 30.4%, sickness 11.1 days.
Elevated: turnover 23.8%, sickness 8.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
10 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
821
Capacity
900 (91%)
Free school meals
31.8%
English additional lang.
17.9%
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.
45.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£49,005
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 862 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 | £5.1m | £5.1m | £3.7m | 72.8% | -£59k | £234k | 4.6% | £6,457 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 71.7% | +£217k | £451k | 8.4% | £6,624 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.0m | 64.3% | +£147k | £598k | 9.7% | £7,574 |
| 2024/25 | £6.4m | £6.3m | £4.6m | 71.5% | +£97k | £695k | 10.8% | £7,814 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£454k
Premises
£695k
Other costs
£1.0m
6.0%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
12.4%
Premises (total)
5.8%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
4.1%
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 | —* | 44.1 | 68.1% | 43.1% | 19.4% | — | 160 |
* 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 | 44.0 | 17.4 | £44,290 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 43.4 | 18.0 | £45,064 | 30.4% | 0.0% | 11.1 |
| 2022/23 | 43.8 | 18.5 | £44,664 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 46.2 | 17.4 | £44,757 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 45.4 | 18.1 | £49,005 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.5% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 737 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 750 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.0% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 745 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.2% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 753 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 13.3% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 751 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 13.8% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 763 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 782 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 30.3% | 7.5% | 2.1% | 806 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 26.5% | 7.3% | 1.6% | 841 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 29.1% | 8.1% | 1.7% | 857 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 28.4% | 7.3% | 3.0% | 862 |
10 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2020 | — | Requires improvement |