Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,988.63
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.3%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.6%.
4 December 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
651
Capacity
709 (92%)
Free school meals
23.3%
English additional lang.
0.0%
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.
36.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£51,289
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 678 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 | £3.2m | 74.9% | +£27k | £473k | 11.2% | £6,558 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.8m | £3.4m | 75.9% | -£251k | £222k | 4.9% | £6,885 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £3.6m | 71.8% | +£35k | £258k | 5.1% | £7,634 |
| 2024/25 | £5.2m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 73.1% | +£70k | £328k | 6.3% | £7,989 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£656k
Premises
£263k
Other costs
£1.1m
6.7%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
10.6%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
6.0%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 50.3 | 79.7% | 63.4% | 13.0% | — | 123 |
* 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 | 38.2 | 16.8 | £42,853 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 38.2 | 16.9 | £43,296 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 39.4 | 16.7 | £43,814 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2023/24 | 35.8 | 18.3 | £44,755 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.4 | 17.9 | £51,289 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 15.0% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 526 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.4% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 539 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.4% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 577 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 19.1% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 617 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 640 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.4% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 657 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.9% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 648 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.6pp | 19.1% | 5.6% | 0.9% | 660 |
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% | -0.9pp | 14.7% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 675 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 17.4% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 677 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 17.7% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 678 |
4 December 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2013 | — | Requires improvement |