Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,969.72
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.4%
of income
In-year balance
-1.7%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.7% of income.
21 June 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
928
Capacity
900 (103%)
Free school meals
18.3%
English additional lang.
19.1%
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.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£49,067
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
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.
16.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 947 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 | £8.0m | £7.7m | £5.1m | 64.5% | +£310k | £787k | 9.8% | £8,585 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.8m | £5.5m | 69.5% | +£128k | £915k | 11.5% | £8,474 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.5m | £5.9m | 69.8% | -£160k | £755k | 9.0% | £8,946 |
| 2024/25 | £8.3m | £8.5m | £6.2m | 74.2% | -£139k | £615k | 7.4% | £8,970 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£947k
Premises
£1.1m
Other costs
£1.2m
4.2%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
0.6%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
18.0%
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 | —* | 53.8 | 78.7% | 55.7% | 76.0% | — | 183 |
* 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 | 76.3 | 12.2 | £43,721 | 27.9% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2021/22 | 67.4 | 13.8 | £42,612 | 16.4% | 1.5% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 62.4 | 15.0 | £41,598 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 70.2 | 13.3 | £44,262 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 15.1 | £49,067 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.3% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 925 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.5% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 919 |
| 2015/16 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 6.5% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 916 |
| 2016/17 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 6.6% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 925 |
| 2017/18 | 3.4% | 4.8% | -1.4pp | 6.9% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 929 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 6.9% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 927 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 7.8% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 940 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 18.0% | 5.9% | 1.1% | 940 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 18.5% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 947 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 18.4% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 948 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 16.4% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 947 |
21 June 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2008 | — | Outstanding |