Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,278.37
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.2%, sickness 12.5 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement14 January 2025 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
947
Capacity
1,500 (63%)
Free school meals
49.6%
English additional lang.
42.1%
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.
55.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£49,398
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25 · 1,017 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 | £10.0m | £8.8m | £6.7m | 67.6% | +£1.2m | £1.6m | 16.2% | £7,348 |
| 2022/23 | £10.5m | £10.0m | £7.0m | 66.6% | +£539k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,341 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £9.9m | £7.4m | 70.2% | +£562k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,278 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£879k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.9%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
7.4%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 34.0 | 39.0% | 22.0% | 42.9% | — | 259 |
* 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 | 71.0 | 19.4 | £41,259 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2021/22 | 80.0 | 17.0 | £41,604 | 27.6% | 0.0% | 16.6 |
| 2022/23 | 72.5 | 17.4 | £43,049 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 12.5 |
| 2023/24 | 72.4 | 15.6 | £46,178 | 32.4% | 1.4% | 11.1 |
| 2024/25 | 55.5 | 17.1 | £49,398 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.1% | 4.4% | +3.7pp | 28.3% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 1,345 |
| 2014/15 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 23.3% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 1,328 |
| 2015/16 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 21.9% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 1,280 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 21.3% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 1,331 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 20.3% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 1,346 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 20.7% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 1,381 |
| 2020/21 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 25.8% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 1,460 |
| 2021/22 | 12.6% | 7.1% | +5.5pp | 43.4% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 1,409 |
| 2022/23 | 14.8% | 6.8% | +8.0pp | 47.4% | 5.0% | 9.8% | 1,339 |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% | +5.6pp | 37.5% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 1,194 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 29.7% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 1,017 |
14 January 2025 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2022 | — | Inadequate |