Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,538.46
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.0%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 16.1% to 9.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.0%.
Elevated: sickness 9.1 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.8% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
20 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,416
Capacity
1,480 (96%)
Free school meals
34.2%
English additional lang.
8.5%
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.
97.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£48,250
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 1,493 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 | £9.3m | £8.8m | £6.4m | 69.0% | +£474k | £1.5m | 16.1% | £7,158 |
| 2022/23 | £10.7m | £10.6m | £7.3m | 68.9% | +£39k | £1.5m | 14.4% | £7,722 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £12.4m | £8.2m | 68.9% | -£452k | £1.1m | 9.1% | £8,275 |
| 2024/25 | £13.5m | £13.6m | £9.5m | 70.4% | -£130k | £949k | 7.0% | £9,538 |
Teaching staff
£6.7m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£1.9m
Other costs
£2.3m
6.1%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
13.5%
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 | —* | 40.3 | 53.6% | 34.4% | 26.8% | — | 276 |
* 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 | 83.2 | 15.0 | £42,662 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 88.0 | 14.8 | £43,520 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2022/23 | 96.5 | 14.3 | £42,557 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 10.1 |
| 2023/24 | 97.9 | 14.6 | £42,363 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 13.0 |
| 2024/25 | 97.0 | 14.6 | £48,250 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 16.0% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 951 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.6% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 971 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.6% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 1,012 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 18.8% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 1,070 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 20.2% | 5.6% | 1.2% | 1,125 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 19.2% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 1,170 |
| 2020/21 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 23.3% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 1,271 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 38.0% | 8.9% | 2.3% | 1,344 |
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 38.5% | 8.7% | 3.6% | 1,456 |
| 2023/24 | 13.8% | 6.6% | +7.2pp | 40.5% | 9.6% | 4.1% | 1,513 |
| 2024/25 | 13.0% | 6.2% | +6.8pp | 35.8% | 8.3% | 4.7% | 1,493 |
20 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2018 | — | Good |