Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,501.89
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.4%
of income
In-year balance
+1.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 16.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.7%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement22 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,576
Capacity
1,650 (96%)
Free school meals
28.9%
English additional lang.
9.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
107.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£47,274
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 1,383 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 | £9.8m | £9.6m | £7.5m | 77.0% | +£182k | £1.0m | 10.3% | £6,026 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £10.5m | £8.0m | 75.5% | +£105k | £1.1m | 10.6% | £6,650 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £11.4m | £8.7m | 76.9% | -£102k | £1.0m | 9.0% | £7,161 |
| 2024/25 | £11.8m | £11.6m | £9.4m | 79.7% | +£219k | £1.2m | 10.4% | £7,502 |
Teaching staff
£7.3m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£793k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.1%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 45.7 | 68.4% | 41.1% | 27.0% | — | 263 |
* 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 | 103.8 | 15.4 | £43,061 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 104.8 | 15.5 | £43,806 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 106.2 | 15.0 | £42,245 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 98.3 | 16.0 | £46,316 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 107.8 | 14.6 | £47,274 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 8.5% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 1,138 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,155 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.7% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,165 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.0% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 1,169 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 14.8% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1,207 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.0% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,239 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.2% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1,308 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 25.2% | 6.3% | 1.9% | 1,347 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 27.5% | 6.3% | 2.8% | 1,370 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 24.9% | 5.8% | 3.6% | 1,376 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 24.0% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 1,383 |
22 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Sept 2011 | — | Good |