Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,106.41
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.5%
of income
In-year balance
-5.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 27.2%, sickness 9.7 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.0% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
718
Capacity
1,032 (70%)
Free school meals
22.1%
English additional lang.
7.8%
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.
38.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£52,175
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 737 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 | £4.2m | £4.2m | £3.0m | 72.1% | -£35k | £447k | 10.6% | £6,705 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.6m | £3.3m | 68.6% | +£117k | £564k | 11.8% | £7,293 |
| 2023/24 | £4.9m | £5.1m | £3.7m | 75.6% | -£245k | £316k | 6.5% | £7,106 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£434k
Premises
£280k
Other costs
£1.2m
7.8%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
3.3%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
4.8%
Supply staff
6.8%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 46.0 | 64.9% | 40.5% | 44.3% | — | 131 |
* 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 | 35.5 | 16.6 | £44,423 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 37.6 | 16.7 | £44,985 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 39.0 | 16.7 | £47,693 | 27.2% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2023/24 | 38.2 | 18.0 | £50,503 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 38.3 | 18.7 | £52,175 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 17.5% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 796 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.5% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 758 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.4% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 732 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.4% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 692 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 13.8% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 682 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 15.4% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 642 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 5.0% | 0.5% | 605 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 24.9% | 7.4% | 1.0% | 642 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 19.7% | 6.3% | 1.0% | 689 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 22.5% | 6.4% | 1.6% | 719 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 17.8% | 5.8% | 1.7% | 737 |
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2017 | — | Good |