Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,847.87
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.9%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good7 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
570
Capacity
485 (118%)
Free school meals
29.6%
English additional lang.
9.5%
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.
36.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£48,612
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 588 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 | £3.2m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 64.4% | +£466k | £19k | 0.6% | £6,332 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £3.2m | £2.3m | 64.0% | +£470k | £489k | 13.4% | £6,837 |
| 2023/24 | £3.9m | £3.9m | £2.7m | 68.0% | -£4k | £485k | 12.3% | £6,994 |
| 2024/25 | £4.5m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 72.0% | +£2k | £487k | 10.9% | £7,848 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£432k
Premises
£420k
Other costs
£829k
4.1%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
9.3%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 46.2 | 59.1% | 41.7% | 22.6% | — | 115 |
* 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 | 25.6 | 18.2 | £45,031 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 27.8 | 18.2 | £43,698 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 27.3 | 19.5 | £43,769 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 31.4 | 17.9 | £43,306 | 3.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 36.4 | 15.7 | £48,612 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.7% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 410 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 386 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.5% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 333 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.6% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 330 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.7% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 354 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 15.6% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 385 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.9% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 476 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 34.9% | 7.7% | 2.9% | 521 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 29.0% | 6.9% | 3.2% | 545 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 27.6% | 6.5% | 4.2% | 576 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 28.1% | 5.6% | 3.9% | 588 |
7 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2016 | — | Good |