Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,557.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.4%
of income
In-year balance
+8.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good15 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,102
Capacity
1,050 (105%)
Free school meals
14.7%
English additional lang.
0.9%
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.
58.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£49,937
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,130 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 | £7.4m | £7.3m | £6.0m | 81.2% | +£97k | £339k | 4.6% | £6,545 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 76.3% | +£385k | £347k | 4.4% | £7,126 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £7.7m | £5.4m | 64.5% | +£746k | £705k | 8.4% | £7,557 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£653k
Premises
£455k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.1%
Admin staff
6.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
12.2%
Premises (total)
7.0%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 47.3 | 73.6% | 47.2% | 16.7% | — | 216 |
* 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 | 63.0 | 17.9 | £41,921 | 6.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 68.2 | 16.6 | £43,744 | 20.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 65.2 | 17.1 | £44,921 | 46.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 22.6 | £48,056 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 58.2 | 18.9 | £49,937 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,039 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.0% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,061 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.1% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 1,087 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,111 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.7% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,125 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.5% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1,130 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.8% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,146 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 23.6% | 6.3% | 2.4% | 1,153 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 18.6% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 1,137 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 19.2% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 1,133 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 14.3% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1,130 |
15 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2022 | — | Requires improvement |