Flags
9
5 high
Per-pupil income
£10,157.89
+£2,2372024/25
Staff costs % of income
66.1%
−3.4ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-21.8%
+1.7ppof income
In-year balance
+3.5%
+7.4ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.4%.
Elevated: turnover 25.8%, vacancy rate 3.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.3%.
Elevated: turnover 36.9%, vacancy rate 5.4%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 10.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.9% of income.
Elevated: turnover 47.5%.
19 September 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
578
Capacity
1,050 (55%)
Free school meals
41.9%
English additional lang.
2.2%
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.
34.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£44,776
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
10.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
45.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
7.8%
2024/25 · 641 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 | £4.1m | £3.8m | £2.7m | 66.3% | +£318k | -£430k | -10.5% | £7,829 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.6m | £3.1m | 69.4% | -£119k | -£765k | -16.9% | £7,730 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £5.4m | £3.6m | 69.5% | -£200k | -£1.2m | -23.5% | £7,921 |
| 2024/25 | £6.0m | £5.8m | £4.0m | 66.1% | +£212k | -£1.3m | -21.8% | £10,158 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
41% of spend
Support staff
£773k
13% of spend
Premises
£364k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
25% 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 | —* | 32.6 | 50.0% | 30.5% | 32.9% | — | 82 |
* 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 | — | 17.0 | £41,882 | 32.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.7 | £40,643 | 36.9% | 5.4% | 7.3 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.3 | £45,406 | 47.5% | 0.0% | 6.4 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 19.0 | £46,334 | 25.8% | 3.1% | 2.1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 34.8 | 16.6 | £44,776 | —% | 10.3% | — | 1.6 | 2 |
Overall absence
15.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
45.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 22.6% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 523 |
| 2014/15 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 24.7% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 486 |
| 2015/16 | 9.4% | 4.5% | +4.9pp | 25.5% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 396 |
| 2016/17 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +4.0pp | 24.1% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 336 |
| 2017/18 | 8.7% | 4.8% | +3.9pp | 29.5% | 5.0% | 3.7% | 315 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 20.0% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 310 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 23.0% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 439 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 38.4% | 4.3% | 7.3% | 552 |
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% | +6.5pp | 42.5% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 617 |
| 2023/24 | 16.2% | 6.6% | +9.6pp | 47.8% | 6.5% | 9.7% | 709 |
| 2024/25 | 15.4% | 6.2% | +9.2pp | 45.1% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 641 |
19 September 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2019 | URN 119745 | Inadequate |