Per-pupil income
£7,177.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good4 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,128
Capacity
1,014 (111%)
Free school meals
26.0%
English additional lang.
22.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
71.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£50,739
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 880 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 | £6.5m | £6.3m | £5.3m | 81.0% | +£221k | £707k | 10.9% | £6,558 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.3m | £5.5m | 75.1% | +£4k | £761k | 10.4% | £6,906 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.8m | £6.0m | 75.6% | +£107k | £794k | 10.0% | £7,177 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£783k
Premises
£330k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.5%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
2.6%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 53.8 | 78.8% | 60.3% | 47.4% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 68.4 | 14.5 | £41,724 | 14.3% | 1.4% | 6.0 |
| 2021/22 | 68.6 | 14.4 | £42,491 | 14.9% | 1.4% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 72.9 | 14.5 | £43,548 | 18.7% | 1.4% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 69.9 | 15.8 | £47,692 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 71.8 | 15.7 | £50,739 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 8.9% | 3.9% | 0.1% | 616 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.8% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 618 |
| 2015/16 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 5.5% | 3.5% | 0.1% | 631 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 6.3% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 635 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.2% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 650 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.4% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 653 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.4% | 4.4% | 0.2% | 712 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 22.2% | 7.8% | 0.7% | 742 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 19.9% | 6.1% | 1.1% | 799 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 19.6% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 845 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 19.4% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 880 |
4 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2015 | — | Outstanding |