Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,441.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.6%
of income
In-year balance
+5.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 24.5%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good21 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,066
Capacity
1,150 (93%)
Free school meals
21.9%
English additional lang.
20.5%
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.
57.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£50,954
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,106 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 | £6.9m | £6.3m | £5.1m | 73.5% | +£541k | £1.1m | 16.0% | £6,080 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £6.8m | £5.2m | 68.4% | +£877k | £1.2m | 15.2% | £6,902 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 72.1% | +£430k | £1.3m | 15.6% | £7,441 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£428k
Premises
£434k
Other costs
£1.4m
4.9%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
4.1%
Premises (total)
9.2%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 50.4 | 77.5% | 55.4% | 14.0% | — | 222 |
* 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 | 63.9 | 17.7 | £40,496 | 9.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 66.1 | 17.1 | £43,043 | 19.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 63.4 | 17.5 | £44,037 | 16.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 57.2 | 19.0 | £49,795 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 57.2 | 18.6 | £50,954 | —% | 5.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 6.9% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 1,107 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 1,114 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.0% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 1,123 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.0% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,139 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,146 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.1% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 1,141 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.7% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,153 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 22.6% | 6.3% | 1.4% | 1,170 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 22.9% | 5.7% | 2.1% | 1,142 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 21.3% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 1,124 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 19.7% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 1,106 |
21 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2023 | — | Requires improvement |