Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£38,473.93
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
64.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-21.7%
of income
In-year balance
-13.7%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -8.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 28.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.8% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good15 October 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
71
Capacity
72 (99%)
Free school meals
80.3%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
15.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
4.7
Mean salary
£44,539
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
28.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
56.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
19.3%
Unauthorised absence
9.2%
2024/25 · 78 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 | £2.3m | £2.2m | £1.1m | 47.9% | +£138k | -£123k | -5.3% | £33,772 |
| 2022/23 | £2.3m | £2.3m | £1.2m | 49.9% | +£20k | -£103k | -4.4% | £35,131 |
| 2023/24 | £2.4m | £2.6m | £1.3m | 53.3% | -£116k | -£219k | -8.9% | £36,513 |
| 2024/25 | £2.7m | £3.1m | £1.8m | 64.3% | -£375k | -£594k | -21.7% | £38,474 |
Teaching staff
£1.0m
Support staff
£581k
Premises
£810k
Other costs
£539k
3.6%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.6%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
31.6%
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 | —* | 16.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 9 |
* 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 | 8.6 | 8.0 | £47,180 | 30.2% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0 | 6.8 | £45,306 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 12.3 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0 | 6.6 | £44,865 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 13.0 | 5.2 | £41,722 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2024/25 | 15.0 | 4.7 | £44,539 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
28.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
56.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
19.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 15.8% | 4.4% | +11.4pp | 51.9% | 7.9% | 7.8% | 52 |
| 2014/15 | 18.3% | 4.5% | +13.8pp | 60.0% | 7.8% | 10.5% | 55 |
| 2015/16 | 20.0% | 4.5% | +15.5pp | 57.4% | 7.7% | 12.3% | 61 |
| 2016/17 | 23.4% | 4.6% | +18.9pp | 63.6% | 11.5% | 11.9% | 66 |
| 2017/18 | 26.6% | 4.8% | +21.8pp | 66.7% | 15.6% | 11.0% | 66 |
| 2018/19 | 28.0% | 4.6% | +23.4pp | 70.6% | 19.1% | 8.9% | 68 |
| 2020/21 | 27.6% | 4.5% | +23.0pp | 75.7% | 13.6% | 13.9% | 70 |
| 2021/22 | 37.9% | 7.1% | +30.8pp | 85.3% | 25.2% | 12.7% | 68 |
| 2022/23 | 38.3% | 6.8% | +31.5pp | 81.8% | 23.2% | 15.1% | 66 |
| 2023/24 | 39.0% | 6.6% | +32.4pp | 71.6% | 23.3% | 15.6% | 67 |
| 2024/25 | 28.5% | 6.2% | +22.3pp | 56.4% | 19.3% | 9.2% | 78 |
15 October 2024 · 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.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2022 | — | Requires improvement |