Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,863.41
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
Elevated: turnover 28.2%.
10 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
590
Capacity
840 (70%)
Free school meals
33.6%
English additional lang.
6.6%
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.
32.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£52,819
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25 · 632 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 | £3.7m | £3.3m | £2.5m | 67.3% | +£323k | -£55k | -1.5% | £7,403 |
| 2022/23 | £4.3m | £3.8m | £2.8m | 64.6% | +£481k | £169k | 3.9% | £7,709 |
| 2023/24 | £4.7m | £4.3m | £3.2m | 69.4% | +£335k | £45k | 1.0% | £7,863 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£529k
Premises
£328k
Other costs
£763k
14.6%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 35.7 | 50.4% | 28.1% | 23.1% | — | 121 |
* 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 | 30.4 | 14.8 | £39,503 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2021/22 | 35.2 | 14.1 | £40,597 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 35.5 | 15.8 | £45,738 | 28.2% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 37.3 | 15.9 | £49,000 | 26.8% | 2.6% | 9.7 |
| 2024/25 | 32.5 | 18.2 | £52,819 | —% | 5.8% | — |
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 10.2% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 502 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 10.1% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 476 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.7% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 401 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.4% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 365 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.0% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 362 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 14.5% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 393 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.2% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 470 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 38.0% | 7.8% | 3.9% | 521 |
| 2022/23 | 12.7% | 6.8% | +5.9pp | 36.4% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 596 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% | +5.9pp | 35.9% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 635 |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% | +6.1pp | 34.0% | 6.3% | 6.1% | 632 |
10 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2015 | — | Requires improvement |