Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,582.83
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.9%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.2%.
22 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
824
Capacity
825 (100%)
Free school meals
14.4%
English additional lang.
10.4%
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.
45.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£48,329
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 831 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 | £5.2m | £5.0m | £3.6m | 69.8% | +£142k | £518k | 10.1% | £6,411 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.4m | £3.8m | 70.8% | -£24k | £494k | 9.1% | £6,708 |
| 2023/24 | £5.7m | £5.8m | £4.1m | 71.5% | -£6k | £488k | 8.5% | £6,964 |
| 2024/25 | £6.2m | £6.2m | £4.6m | 73.5% | +£69k | £557k | 8.9% | £7,583 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£500k
Premises
£283k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.7%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
5.2%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 51.1 | 72.7% | 46.1% | 45.5% | — | 165 |
* 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 | 48.0 | 16.6 | £41,849 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 46.8 | 17.2 | £42,678 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 47.2 | 17.1 | £41,963 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 44.0 | 18.7 | £45,134 | 21.4% | 6.4% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 45.6 | 18.1 | £48,329 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 8.7% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 813 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 7.5% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 814 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 9.5% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 813 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 812 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 12.6% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 809 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.2% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 805 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 7.8% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 808 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 18.6% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 817 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 15.8% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 827 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 14.3% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 835 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 14.4% | 5.4% | 1.1% | 831 |
22 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2012 | — | Good |