Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,062.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.9%
of income
In-year balance
-3.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
Elevated: turnover 22.2%.
6 June 2023 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
778
Capacity
775 (100%)
Free school meals
18.5%
English additional lang.
9.0%
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.
57.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£49,785
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 602 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 | £6.7m | £6.9m | £4.3m | 63.7% | -£161k | £178k | 2.6% | £8,321 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.6m | £4.2m | 62.3% | +£119k | £157k | 2.3% | £8,589 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £7.2m | £4.7m | 66.9% | -£214k | -£60k | -0.9% | £9,062 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£281k
Premises
£341k
Other costs
£2.2m
8.4%
Admin staff
5.0%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
26.9%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 55.4 | 77.1% | 59.3% | 30.5% | — | 118 |
* 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 | 64.2 | 12.1 | £40,713 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 62.6 | 12.9 | £42,768 | 12.1% | 1.6% | 1.6 |
| 2022/23 | 60.3 | 13.0 | £42,604 | 25.8% | 1.6% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 55.4 | 13.9 | £47,922 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 57.6 | 13.5 | £49,785 | —% | 1.7% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 7.1% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 633 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 7.1% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 593 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 11.1% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 596 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.3% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 571 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 19.2% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 609 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.7% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 597 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.7% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 599 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 38.4% | 8.2% | 2.4% | 614 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 41.0% | 8.7% | 2.7% | 607 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 38.2% | 7.6% | 2.8% | 612 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 23.4% | 6.2% | 1.8% | 602 |
6 June 2023 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2021 | — | Inadequate |