Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,881.49
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
-1.3%
of income
Reserves fell from 14.4% to 7.2% over 3 years
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.3% of income.
18 April 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,009
Capacity
1,260 (80%)
Free school meals
20.7%
English additional lang.
4.7%
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.
63.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£48,742
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 898 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 | £7.0m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 68.7% | +£476k | £1.3m | 19.2% | £6,635 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 77.5% | -£358k | £981k | 14.4% | £6,421 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 75.9% | -£309k | £672k | 9.0% | £6,925 |
| 2024/25 | £8.0m | £8.1m | £5.8m | 73.1% | -£103k | £570k | 7.2% | £7,881 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£542k
Premises
£458k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 46.9 | 66.9% | 42.0% | 18.9% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 59.1 | 18.2 | £42,471 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 56.1 | 18.8 | £44,498 | 7.3% | 1.8% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 63.2 | 16.8 | £45,133 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 58.1 | 18.4 | £49,073 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 63.0 | 16.0 | £48,742 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.8% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 841 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 830 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.7% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 822 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 856 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 14.7% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 880 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.3% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 908 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.0% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 914 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 31.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 905 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 26.9% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 899 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 27.3% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 911 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 23.2% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 898 |
18 April 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2016 | — | Requires improvement |