Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,080.67
+£1782024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
+1.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.4%
+0.9ppof income
In-year balance
+7.3%
+0.3ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Elevated: turnover 16.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,174
Capacity
1,200 (98%)
Free school meals
33.0%
English additional lang.
3.2%
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.
68.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£55,912
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,216 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £8.0m | £8.3m | £6.2m | 77.1% | -£269k | £225k | 2.8% | £6,704 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £8.0m | £6.2m | 71.0% | +£775k | £363k | 4.1% | £7,344 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £8.7m | £6.6m | 70.6% | +£661k | £416k | 4.5% | £7,903 |
| 2024/25 | £9.6m | £8.9m | £6.9m | 71.9% | +£704k | £517k | 5.4% | £8,081 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
56% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
13% of spend
Premises
£401k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
18% 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 | —* | 42.5 | 61.4% | 36.9% | 20.6% | — | 233 |
* 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). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 16.6 | £44,404 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 9.2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 17.1 | £46,912 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 9.9 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.1 | £50,009 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 6.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.6 | £51,213 | 15.6% | 1.4% | 4.2 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 68.4 | 17.2 | £55,912 | —% | 0.0% | — | 10.3 | 11 |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1,105 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.2% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1,038 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,012 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.8% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,081 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.4% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 1,096 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.4% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1,139 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 19.2% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 1,213 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.2% | 7.2% | 2.3% | 1,219 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 24.0% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 1,223 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 24.6% | 5.3% | 3.0% | 1,230 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 25.9% | 5.5% | 3.5% | 1,216 |
4 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |