Per-pupil income
£8,751.39
+£3912024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.9%
+6.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.8%
−1.3ppof income
In-year balance
+0.9%
−11.1ppof income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding24 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
950
Capacity
1,200 (79%)
Free school meals
41.7%
English additional lang.
37.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in North West, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£51,210
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 731 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | £2.3m | £2.7m | £1.4m | 60.8% | -£407k | £124k | 5.3% | £9,668 |
| 2023/24 | £4.0m | £3.5m | £2.7m | 66.6% | +£478k | £241k | 6.0% | £8,360 |
| 2024/25 | £6.3m | £6.2m | £4.6m | 72.9% | +£54k | £299k | 4.8% | £8,751 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
59% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£152k
2% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
24% of spend
| 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 15.1 | £45,779 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.6 | £46,719 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.0 | £49,273 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 2.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 63.0 | 15.1 | £51,210 | —% | 0.0% | — | 7.7 | 8 |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% | -2.6pp | 7.4% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% | -1.8pp | 10.3% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 486 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.5pp | 10.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 731 |
24 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.