Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,271.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
19.1%
of income
In-year balance
-1.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.
Elevated: turnover 15.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
618
Capacity
590 (105%)
Free school meals
31.7%
English additional lang.
3.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in North West, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
28.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.9
Mean salary
£49,201
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
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
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 638 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £3.6m | £3.4m | £2.8m | 75.8% | +£201k | £966k | 26.5% | £6,837 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £3.7m | £2.9m | 80.2% | -£80k | £886k | 24.6% | £6,596 |
| 2023/24 | £4.2m | £4.2m | £3.4m | 80.9% | -£61k | £795k | 19.1% | £7,272 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
59% of spend
Support staff
£639k
15% of spend
Premises
£200k
5% of spend
Other costs
£660k
16% of spend
| 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 | —* | 43.2 | 60.4% | 42.5% | 42.5% | — | 106 |
* 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 | 29.7 | 18.0 | £42,268 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 32.1 | 16.6 | £43,082 | 38.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 24.5 | 22.2 | £43,734 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2023/24 | 29.9 | 19.2 | £47,284 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2024/25 | 28.2 | 21.9 | £49,201 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.0pp | 11.5% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 304 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 12.1% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 330 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.9% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 404 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.6% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 464 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.9% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 512 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0pp | 11.3% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 531 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 560 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 33.6% | 7.3% | 2.9% | 542 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 24.0% | 5.4% | 3.9% | 566 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.0% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 596 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 17.7% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 638 |
21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
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