Flags
6
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,964.46
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.6%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.5% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
31 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,025
Capacity
1,000 (102%)
Free school meals
21.1%
English additional lang.
7.4%
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.
63.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£53,714
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,042 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 | £6.6m | £6.6m | £5.3m | 79.6% | +£31k | £205k | 3.1% | £6,534 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 78.8% | -£179k | £26k | 0.4% | £6,808 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.6m | £5.6m | 73.5% | -£27k | -£784 | -0.0% | £7,245 |
| 2024/25 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £6.0m | 74.1% | +£49k | £49k | 0.6% | £7,964 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£823k
Premises
£384k
Other costs
£1.7m
3.9%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 44.3 | 65.8% | 37.2% | 17.3% | — | 196 |
* 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 | 68.5 | 15.0 | £43,922 | 5.8% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2021/22 | 68.1 | 14.9 | £44,675 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 65.8 | 15.6 | £46,918 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 62.6 | 16.6 | £47,433 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 63.6 | 16.1 | £53,714 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 9.0% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1,020 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.6% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1,027 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.7% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 1,011 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.2% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,027 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,033 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,045 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,041 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 22.7% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 1,037 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 23.1% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 1,058 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 23.9% | 5.6% | 2.7% | 1,051 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 23.1% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 1,042 |
31 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2015 | — | Requires improvement |