Per-pupil income
£7,199.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.2%
of income
In-year balance
-0.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
3 July 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
985
Capacity
1,026 (96%)
Free school meals
11.8%
English additional lang.
8.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
50.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.6
Mean salary
£57,001
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 793 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 | £5.7m | £5.5m | £4.3m | 75.2% | +£164k | £426k | 7.5% | £5,843 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.4m | £4.6m | 72.8% | -£81k | £352k | 5.6% | £6,307 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £7.2m | £5.1m | 71.9% | -£57k | £295k | 4.2% | £7,200 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£538k
Premises
£412k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.5%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 57.2 | 93.7% | 75.5% | 47.2% | — | 159 |
* 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 | 53.5 | 18.3 | £45,187 | 13.1% | 1.8% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 53.1 | 18.4 | £46,608 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 50.1 | 19.9 | £47,696 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2023/24 | 54.5 | 18.1 | £49,796 | 11.0% | 1.8% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 50.3 | 19.6 | £57,001 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 8.8% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 659 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 656 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.9% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 673 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.1% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 706 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 7.3% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 708 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 5.4% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 736 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.1% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 767 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 18.3% | 6.2% | 0.5% | 772 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 18.3% | 5.8% | 1.2% | 794 |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 14.2% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 789 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -0.9pp | 11.0% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 793 |
3 July 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2016 | — | Requires improvement |