Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,300.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.7%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.4%.
16 April 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
648
Capacity
780 (83%)
Free school meals
46.2%
English additional lang.
45.5%
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.
40.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£48,936
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 688 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 | £3.5m | £3.2m | £2.5m | 72.7% | +£232k | £489k | 14.1% | £7,076 |
| 2022/23 | £3.9m | £4.2m | £3.2m | 81.9% | -£257k | £42k | 1.1% | £7,345 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £5.0m | £3.9m | 76.7% | +£89k | -£103k | -2.0% | £8,301 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£668k
Premises
£266k
Other costs
£840k
6.9%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 35.4 | 47.6% | 20.2% | 32.1% | — | 84 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 27.1 | 16.3 | £41,643 | 11.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 29.1 | 15.4 | £44,016 | 31.7% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/22 | 22.0 | 22.2 | £44,521 | 36.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 45.0 | 13.7 | £44,364 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 40.0 | 16.2 | £48,936 | —% | 2.4% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 536 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 20.5% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 512 |
| 2017/18 | 7.4% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 21.1% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 459 |
| 2018/19 | 10.5% | 4.6% | +5.9pp | 30.8% | 6.0% | 4.5% | 435 |
| 2020/21 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 26.4% | 7.0% | 1.6% | 469 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 14.4% | 5.7% | 1.3% | 535 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 25.0% | 6.6% | 1.6% | 592 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 25.4% | 5.7% | 2.1% | 670 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 24.6% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 688 |
16 April 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2018 | URN 142472 | Inadequate |