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Per-pupil income
£11,187.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.3%
of income
In-year balance
+5.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
No inspection data available
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
276
Capacity
750 (37%)
Free school meals
60.1%
English additional lang.
13.0%
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.
16.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£50,077
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 315 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.0m | 62.5% | +£86k | £22k | 1.3% | £11,188 |
Teaching staff
£480k
Support staff
£350k
Premises
£109k
Other costs
£430k
10.4%
Admin staff
6.7%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
12.3%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
4.8%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 9.6 | 15.5 | £48,422 | 27.1% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2024/25 | 16.0 | 17.3 | £50,077 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 27.0% | 2.4% | 7.7% | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 32.4% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 315 |
No Ofsted inspection data available for this school.