Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
11.8%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.7%.
10 March 2015 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
861
Capacity
900 (96%)
Free school meals
23.3%
English additional lang.
6.4%
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.
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.
52.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£49,980
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 877 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 | £5.4m | £5.4m | £3.8m | 70.3% | +£33k | £400k | 7.4% | £6,525 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.7m | £4.1m | 72.0% | +£20k | £420k | 7.4% | £6,746 |
| 2023/24 | £4.7m | £4.6m | £3.3m | 69.6% | +£141k | £561k | 11.8% | — |
Teaching staff
£2.3m
Support staff
£503k
Premises
£379k
Other costs
£918k
11.1%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 48.8 | 71.4% | 49.7% | 10.6% | — | 161 |
* 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 | 51.0 | 16.4 | £42,032 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2021/22 | 50.2 | 16.6 | £42,221 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 51.0 | 16.6 | £42,348 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 9.5 |
| 2023/24 | 51.4 | 16.7 | £42,632 | 14.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 52.4 | 16.4 | £49,980 | —% | 3.7% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 14.7% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 709 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.9% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 652 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.3% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 647 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.9% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 733 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 17.3% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 767 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.8% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 774 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.8% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 849 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 20.6% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 862 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 25.5% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 882 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 26.3% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 885 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 22.8% | 5.8% | 2.5% | 877 |
10 March 2015 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2013 | URN 119751 | Inadequate |