Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,386.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.6%
of income
In-year balance
+4.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
Elevated: turnover 23.8%, sickness 10.3 days.
Elevated: sickness 9.9 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement23 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
836
Capacity
750 (111%)
Free school meals
23.8%
English additional lang.
7.5%
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.
43.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.2
Mean salary
£52,126
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 879 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 | £4.5m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 75.4% | +£94k | £186k | 4.1% | £6,116 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.9m | £3.7m | 71.3% | +£320k | £320k | 6.1% | £6,434 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 71.9% | +£276k | £225k | 3.6% | £7,386 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£829k
Premises
£435k
Other costs
£1.0m
2.5%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
6.1%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
3.6%
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 | —* | 40.6 | 52.8% | 30.7% | 76.7% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 37.7 | 17.7 | £44,372 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2021/22 | 41.6 | 17.7 | £43,464 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 44.4 | 18.3 | £43,221 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2023/24 | 47.1 | 17.8 | £45,227 | 23.8% | 2.1% | 10.3 |
| 2024/25 | 43.6 | 19.2 | £52,126 | —% | 2.2% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 15.4% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 740 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.9% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 739 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 19.2% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 733 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 699 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 647 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.9% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 629 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 19.8% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 696 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 37.6% | 7.0% | 4.2% | 768 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 33.3% | 6.4% | 4.0% | 840 |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% | +5.5pp | 38.1% | 6.8% | 5.2% | 875 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 27.2% | 6.0% | 3.2% | 879 |
23 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2020 | — | Good |