Flags
6
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,382.03
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.8%
of income
In-year balance
-2.6%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 10.3% to 3.8%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.6% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.8%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
706
Capacity
689 (102%)
Free school meals
6.2%
English additional lang.
2.0%
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.
38.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£50,367
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 719 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 | £4.6m | £4.6m | £3.3m | 72.0% | +£15k | £477k | 10.4% | £6,428 |
| 2022/23 | £4.6m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 75.3% | -£2k | £476k | 10.3% | £6,540 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £5.0m | £3.8m | 78.2% | -£143k | £333k | 6.9% | £6,773 |
| 2024/25 | £5.2m | £5.3m | £4.1m | 79.3% | -£135k | £198k | 3.8% | £7,382 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£555k
Premises
£315k
Other costs
£899k
5.6%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 55.0 | 85.1% | 65.2% | 19.1% | — | 141 |
* 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 | 41.8 | 17.1 | £44,386 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 41.9 | 17.0 | £45,700 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 41.6 | 17.0 | £44,719 | 9.6% | 2.3% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 42.8 | 16.5 | £45,385 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.0 | 18.6 | £50,367 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.0% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 684 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.8% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 694 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.6% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 713 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.6% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 704 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 14.6% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 714 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.5% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 718 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.0% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 726 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 25.9% | 6.8% | 1.1% | 723 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 18.0% | 5.6% | 0.9% | 717 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.0pp | 16.4% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 718 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 14.7% | 5.6% | 1.1% | 719 |
12 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |