Per-pupil income
£7,061.91
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.2%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
22 April 2015 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
947
Capacity
798 (119%)
Free school meals
15.0%
English additional lang.
30.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
51.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£43,937
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
3.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
4.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25 · 801 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 | £5.2m | £3.7m | 72.1% | -£56k | £521k | 10.2% | £5,767 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 74.2% | -£9k | £513k | 9.3% | £5,828 |
| 2023/24 | — | £6.0m | £4.3m | —% | — | £717k | —% | — |
| 2024/25 | £6.7m | £6.7m | £4.8m | 72.2% | +£32k | £749k | 11.2% | £7,062 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£535k
Premises
£431k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
2.4%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
15.2%
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 | —* | 74.4 | 100.0% | 95.6% | 43.1% | — | 160 |
* 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 | 43.0 | 19.9 | £44,887 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 51.2 | 17.4 | £44,409 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2022/23 | 51.9 | 18.3 | £44,692 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 47.1 | 20.0 | £45,921 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 51.1 | 18.5 | £43,937 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
3.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
4.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.2% | 4.4% | -1.2pp | 3.7% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 642 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 5.2% | 0.3% | 644 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.4% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 646 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.4% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 677 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 11.5% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 679 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 706 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 21.0% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 773 |
| 2021/22 | 5.5% | 7.1% | -1.7pp | 10.6% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 771 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.0pp | 8.6% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 805 |
| 2023/24 | 4.0% | 6.6% | -2.5pp | 5.2% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 802 |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% | -2.3pp | 4.9% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 801 |
22 April 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2012 | — | Good |