Per-pupil income
£7,210.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
38.1%
of income
In-year balance
+7.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
854
Capacity
800 (107%)
Free school meals
13.0%
English additional lang.
59.8%
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.
56.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£45,222
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
3.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
3.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 622 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 | £5.0m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 73.3% | +£176k | £2.5m | 50.0% | £5,786 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 74.0% | -£7k | £2.2m | 42.0% | £6,018 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £5.8m | £4.4m | 70.7% | +£444k | £2.4m | 38.1% | £7,210 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£325k
Other costs
£1.0m
6.7%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.9%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 72.3 | 98.4% | 92.7% | 99.2% | — | 124 |
* 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 | 54.4 | 15.6 | £40,134 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/22 | 56.7 | 15.2 | £41,624 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 52.9 | 16.7 | £42,809 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 57.3 | 15.0 | £42,310 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2024/25 | 56.1 | 15.2 | £45,222 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
3.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 1.8% | 4.4% | -2.5pp | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 586 |
| 2014/15 | 2.2% | 4.5% | -2.3pp | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.2% | 607 |
| 2015/16 | 2.4% | 4.5% | -2.1pp | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | 616 |
| 2016/17 | 2.6% | 4.6% | -2.0pp | 4.3% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 610 |
| 2017/18 | 2.1% | 4.8% | -2.6pp | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.3% | 611 |
| 2018/19 | 2.1% | 4.6% | -2.5pp | 3.6% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 615 |
| 2020/21 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 4.2% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 627 |
| 2021/22 | 3.2% | 7.1% | -3.9pp | 4.9% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 627 |
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% | -3.4pp | 4.9% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 627 |
| 2023/24 | 3.0% | 6.6% | -3.6pp | 3.8% | 2.5% | 0.5% | 625 |
| 2024/25 | 3.0% | 6.2% | -3.2pp | 3.7% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 622 |
11 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2014 | URN 135089 | Outstanding |