Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,571.93
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.4%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 10.1% to 8.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
21 June 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
817
Capacity
830 (98%)
Free school meals
20.8%
English additional lang.
3.9%
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.
51.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£49,385
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
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.
18.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 829 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 | £4.8m | £4.5m | £3.5m | 73.8% | +£269k | £485k | 10.1% | £6,253 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.4m | £4.0m | 74.0% | -£48k | £437k | 8.2% | £6,711 |
| 2023/24 | £5.8m | £5.8m | £4.4m | 76.0% | +£29k | £466k | 8.0% | £7,138 |
| 2024/25 | £6.2m | £6.1m | £4.9m | 78.6% | +£55k | £522k | 8.4% | £7,572 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£816k
Premises
£350k
Other costs
£921k
4.1%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 65.6% | 43.8% | 13.1% | — | 160 |
* 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 | 44.2 | 17.2 | £42,973 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 45.2 | 17.0 | £42,876 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 52.0 | 15.3 | £42,503 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2023/24 | 52.3 | 15.5 | £42,635 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 51.4 | 15.9 | £49,385 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.0% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 712 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 631 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 573 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 11.6% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 578 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.2% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 613 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 12.8% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 655 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.9% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 770 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 24.1% | 6.1% | 2.6% | 795 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 23.2% | 5.2% | 3.5% | 824 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 23.4% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 824 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 18.9% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 829 |
21 June 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2014 | — | Inadequate |