Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,203.99
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.8%
of income
In-year balance
-1.0%
of income
Reserves fell from 8.1% to -0.8% over 3 years
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.1% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS2
Pupils on roll
312
Capacity
330 (95%)
Free school meals
37.8%
English additional lang.
9.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 7–11
Compared against 30 similar primary 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.
16.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.3
Mean salary
£50,683
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 319 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 | £1.8m | £1.9m | £1.1m | 62.4% | -£31k | £147k | 8.1% | £7,201 |
| 2022/23 | £1.7m | £1.8m | £1.2m | 69.0% | -£65k | £82k | 4.8% | £6,510 |
| 2023/24 | £1.9m | £2.0m | £1.3m | 70.2% | -£79k | £3k | 0.1% | £6,218 |
| 2024/25 | £2.2m | £2.3m | £1.5m | 67.6% | -£22k | -£19k | -0.8% | £7,204 |
Teaching staff
£1.0m
Support staff
£436k
Premises
£159k
Other costs
£592k
1.6%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
2.7%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
3.5%
Professional services
| Year | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 52.0% | 31.0% | 49.0% | 29.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 27.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 20.0% | — |
| 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 | 13.5 | 19.5 | £44,563 | 28.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 13.1 | 19.3 | £57,459 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 14.1 | 18.7 | £54,020 | 14.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 16.1 | 19.1 | £45,475 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 16.2 | 19.3 | £50,683 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 264 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 251 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 284 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 11.2% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 285 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.9% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 302 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.5% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 297 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 8.8% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 272 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 21.1% | 6.0% | 0.9% | 261 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 23.0% | 5.7% | 0.9% | 283 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.8pp | 14.9% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 316 |
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 6.2% | -1.3pp | 11.3% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 319 |
14 January 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2018 | — | Good |