Flags
6
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,355.93
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.7%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.4% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.4%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.6%.
10 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,338
Capacity
1,350 (99%)
Free school meals
22.9%
English additional lang.
5.3%
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.
80.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£48,701
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 1,392 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 | £7.8m | £7.7m | £6.0m | 77.7% | +£12k | £673k | 8.7% | £5,951 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.7m | £6.5m | 79.4% | -£444k | £229k | 2.8% | £6,213 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £8.9m | £7.1m | 76.8% | +£333k | £562k | 6.1% | £6,822 |
| 2024/25 | £9.8m | £9.7m | £7.7m | 78.6% | +£97k | £659k | 6.7% | £7,356 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£539k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.5%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 44.4 | 60.3% | 40.5% | 6.6% | — | 257 |
* 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 | 73.0 | 17.1 | £43,183 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 77.8 | 16.8 | £43,752 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 79.8 | 16.6 | £43,717 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 79.1 | 17.1 | £46,583 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 80.9 | 16.5 | £48,701 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 968 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.0% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 893 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.1% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 872 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 12.3% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 926 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.9% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1,028 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1,111 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.2% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 1,275 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 32.5% | 8.3% | 2.0% | 1,335 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 29.3% | 7.6% | 2.6% | 1,368 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 30.7% | 7.5% | 3.0% | 1,396 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 31.8% | 7.9% | 3.3% | 1,392 |
10 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2015 | — | Good |