Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,052.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 28.5%.
29 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,057
Capacity
1,200 (88%)
Free school meals
38.5%
English additional lang.
29.5%
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.
63.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£54,598
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 1,151 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 | £7.8m | £7.4m | £5.9m | 75.5% | +£355k | £1.1m | 13.6% | £6,886 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.5m | £6.0m | 71.0% | -£60k | £998k | 11.8% | £7,580 |
| 2023/24 | £7.7m | £7.5m | £5.8m | 74.5% | +£224k | £676k | 8.8% | £7,053 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£650k
Premises
£478k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.4%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
5.1%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 39.7 | 47.3% | 29.0% | 18.8% | — | 224 |
* 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 | 73.8 | 15.5 | £44,060 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 70.8 | 15.9 | £45,631 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 15.8 |
| 2022/23 | 71.6 | 15.6 | £45,691 | 28.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 63.7 | 16.6 | £54,598 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1,205 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.9% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1,108 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.7% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 1,055 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 16.7% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 1,035 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 20.8% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 1,039 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 19.4% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 1,121 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.8% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 1,201 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 37.1% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 1,175 |
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 34.4% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 1,170 |
| 2023/24 | 12.9% | 6.6% | +6.3pp | 38.8% | 4.1% | 8.8% | 1,155 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.4pp | 32.7% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 1,151 |
29 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2019 | URN 105845 | Requires improvement |