Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£3,153.14
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.4%
of income
In-year balance
+2.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
12 October 2021 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,024
Capacity
1,302 (79%)
Free school meals
27.8%
English additional lang.
9.9%
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.
60.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£54,136
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
2024/25 · 957 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 | £7.5m | £7.9m | £5.9m | 78.7% | -£413k | £340k | 4.5% | £6,922 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £8.0m | £5.7m | 71.8% | -£31k | £157k | 2.0% | £7,230 |
| 2023/24 | £3.4m | £3.3m | £2.6m | 74.8% | +£71k | £46k | 1.4% | £3,153 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£309k
Premises
£194k
Other costs
£596k
5.4%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
6.7%
Supply staff
1.7%
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 | —* | 36.7 | 55.4% | 31.6% | 44.6% | — | 177 |
* 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 | 58.2 | 18.8 | £46,363 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 56.0 | 19.3 | £45,940 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 12.3 |
| 2022/23 | 52.6 | 20.9 | £49,357 | 22.8% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2023/24 | 58.6 | 18.5 | £48,152 | 23.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 60.4 | 16.9 | £54,136 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 13.8% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1,001 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.8% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 980 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.4% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 970 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 969 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 960 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.2% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 959 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.2% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 991 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 29.0% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 1,017 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 27.5% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1,007 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 32.6% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 991 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 31.7% | 4.1% | 7.0% | 957 |
12 October 2021 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2018 | URN 138463 | Requires improvement |