Per-pupil income
£7,747.52
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.6%
of income
In-year balance
-2.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
5 December 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
792
Capacity
780 (102%)
Free school meals
24.3%
English additional lang.
5.9%
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.
50.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£50,582
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 812 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 | £5.1m | £5.1m | £4.0m | 78.4% | +£27k | £135k | 2.6% | £6,532 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.2m | £4.0m | 74.1% | +£218k | £353k | 6.5% | £6,995 |
| 2023/24 | £5.8m | £5.7m | £4.3m | 74.0% | +£66k | £419k | 7.2% | £7,404 |
| 2024/25 | £6.1m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 77.9% | -£137k | £282k | 4.6% | £7,748 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£336k
Premises
£310k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.0%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
6.7%
Supply staff
4.7%
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 | —* | 43.7 | 68.7% | 41.3% | 35.3% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 51.2 | 15.1 | £44,362 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 49.8 | 15.7 | £45,571 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 49.2 | 15.8 | £46,598 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 50.8 | 15.4 | £47,258 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 15.6 | £50,582 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 7.7% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 780 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.9% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 771 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.5% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 779 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.9% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 771 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 8.8% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 772 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.1% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 775 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 14.4% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 782 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 17.7% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 784 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 17.6% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 786 |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 19.0% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 795 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 17.7% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 812 |
5 December 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2008 | — | Good |