Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,920.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-23.5%
of income
In-year balance
-3.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.4%.
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: vacancy rate 3.1%.
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
589
Capacity
1,050 (56%)
Free school meals
44.0%
English additional lang.
1.9%
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.
31.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£46,334
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.1%
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 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 | £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 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£292k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.5%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
9.9%
Premises (total)
4.0%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
9.5%
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 | —* | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 27.5 | 14.7 | £43,757 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 30.9 | 17.0 | £41,882 | 32.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 35.0 | 16.7 | £40,643 | 36.9% | 5.4% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 40.2 | 16.3 | £45,406 | 47.5% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 31.0 | 19.0 | £46,334 | —% | 3.1% | — |
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
| 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 |