Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,504.47
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.0% of income.
18 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,035
Capacity
1,000 (103%)
Free school meals
46.7%
English additional lang.
29.0%
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.
64.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£53,978
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 1,064 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 | £8.6m | £8.5m | £5.9m | 68.4% | +£143k | £260k | 3.0% | £8,354 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £8.9m | £6.1m | 68.2% | +£150k | £410k | 4.5% | £8,624 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £9.4m | £6.5m | 66.6% | +£287k | £697k | 7.2% | £9,311 |
| 2024/25 | £9.8m | £9.9m | £7.2m | 72.8% | -£102k | £595k | 6.0% | £9,504 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£503k
Other costs
£2.3m
6.4%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
6.3%
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 | —* | 47.4 | 67.3% | 45.6% | 44.7% | — | 217 |
* 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 | 59.0 | 17.2 | £36,153 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 59.2 | 17.4 | £35,854 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 59.2 | 17.7 | £35,540 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.2 | 17.9 | £41,373 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64.4 | 16.1 | £53,978 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 11.8% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 921 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 13.0% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 941 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 11.8% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 945 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 966 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 9.4% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 989 |
| 2018/19 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 7.0% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 993 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.0% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 1,036 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 16.1% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 1,041 |
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% | -1.2pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,056 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 14.3% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 1,064 |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% | -0.6pp | 14.7% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 1,064 |
18 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2009 | — | Outstanding |