Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,344.63
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.7%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good18 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,051
Capacity
1,050 (100%)
Free school meals
21.3%
English additional lang.
18.5%
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.
58.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£48,136
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,081 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 | £5.9m | £5.7m | £4.5m | 75.7% | +£182k | £675k | 11.4% | £5,869 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 72.0% | +£476k | £1.2m | 17.3% | £6,450 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £7.0m | £5.2m | 72.5% | +£116k | £1.3m | 17.7% | £6,837 |
| 2024/25 | £7.7m | £7.6m | £5.7m | 74.0% | +£99k | £1.4m | 17.7% | £7,345 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£744k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
2.4%
ICT
10.5%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
2.9%
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 | —* | 44.8 | 70.0% | 49.8% | 41.1% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 55.6 | 17.2 | £42,574 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 55.9 | 18.0 | £44,048 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 59.9 | 17.3 | £41,613 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.9 | 17.7 | £46,310 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 58.1 | 18.1 | £48,136 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 10.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 866 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.0% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 858 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.0% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 854 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.8% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 854 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 18.0% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 878 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.4% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 907 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.3% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 984 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 25.9% | 6.1% | 2.4% | 1,038 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 25.4% | 6.2% | 2.2% | 1,082 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 24.4% | 6.0% | 2.1% | 1,081 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 21.3% | 5.0% | 2.2% | 1,081 |
18 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2022 | — | Requires improvement |