Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£32,529.59
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.1%
of income
In-year balance
+9.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 25.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 29.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.6% of income.
Elevated: turnover 19.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.0%.
25 February 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
71
Capacity
65 (109%)
Free school meals
64.8%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 8–16
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
13.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.3
Mean salary
£52,467
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
29.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
64.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
24.1%
2024/25 · 73 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 | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.3m | 73.9% | +£36k | £192k | 11.3% | £32,223 |
| 2022/23 | £2.0m | £2.0m | £1.5m | 75.0% | +£3k | £195k | 10.0% | £32,599 |
| 2023/24 | £2.1m | £2.2m | £1.7m | 77.9% | -£77k | £118k | 5.6% | £34,243 |
| 2024/25 | £2.3m | £2.1m | £1.8m | 79.0% | +£208k | £326k | 14.1% | £32,530 |
Teaching staff
£1.0m
Support staff
£553k
Premises
£86k
Other costs
£192k
3.8%
Admin staff
0.5%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
6.2%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 4.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 11 |
* 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 | 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 12.4 | 4.0 | £42,834 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 13.4 | 4.0 | £45,470 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 14.6 | 4.1 | £44,179 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 26.1 |
| 2023/24 | 15.6 | 4.0 | £45,694 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 13.4 | 5.3 | £52,467 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
29.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
64.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
24.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 25.8% | 4.4% | +21.4pp | 66.7% | 10.9% | 14.9% | 57 |
| 2014/15 | 20.7% | 4.5% | +16.2pp | 55.6% | 6.6% | 14.1% | 63 |
| 2015/16 | 19.2% | 4.5% | +14.8pp | 53.5% | 6.5% | 12.7% | 58 |
| 2016/17 | 17.1% | 4.6% | +12.6pp | 49.1% | 6.5% | 10.6% | 55 |
| 2017/18 | 20.8% | 4.8% | +16.0pp | 53.9% | 8.6% | 12.2% | 52 |
| 2018/19 | 27.9% | 4.6% | +23.3pp | 66.1% | 16.8% | 11.1% | 56 |
| 2020/21 | 26.2% | 4.5% | +21.6pp | 60.8% | 18.1% | 8.0% | 51 |
| 2021/22 | 27.1% | 7.1% | +20.0pp | 64.2% | 16.4% | 10.7% | 53 |
| 2022/23 | 29.2% | 6.8% | +22.4pp | 65.1% | 14.0% | 15.3% | 63 |
| 2023/24 | 25.1% | 6.6% | +18.5pp | 63.2% | 7.7% | 17.4% | 68 |
| 2024/25 | 29.2% | 6.2% | +23.0pp | 64.4% | 5.1% | 24.1% | 73 |
25 February 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2013 | — | Requires improvement |