Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,864.43
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.9%.
6 December 2016 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,293
Capacity
1,280 (101%)
Free school meals
13.1%
English additional lang.
5.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
66.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£47,932
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 1,010 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 | £8.0m | £7.6m | £5.9m | 73.6% | +£337k | -£173k | -2.2% | £6,107 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.1m | £6.1m | 72.3% | +£335k | £162k | 1.9% | £6,651 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.7m | £6.6m | 73.0% | +£323k | £270k | 3.0% | £6,864 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
56% of spend
Support staff
£978k
11% of spend
Premises
£441k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
19% 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 | —* | 50.7 | 73.5% | 59.5% | 23.0% | — | 200 |
* 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 | 73.3 | 17.7 | £37,557 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 71.4 | 18.3 | £36,519 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 65.3 | 19.5 | £36,378 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 61.4 | 21.4 | £36,801 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 66.8 | 19.4 | £47,932 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.8% | 4.4% | -1.5pp | 3.3% | 2.7% | 0.1% | 1,049 |
| 2014/15 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 4.2% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 1,024 |
| 2015/16 | 2.5% | 4.5% | -2.0pp | 3.2% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 1,022 |
| 2016/17 | 2.7% | 4.6% | -1.9pp | 3.4% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 1,045 |
| 2017/18 | 3.1% | 4.8% | -1.7pp | 5.2% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1,036 |
| 2018/19 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.7pp | 4.4% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 1,023 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.4% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 1,011 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.0pp | 19.2% | 6.4% | 0.7% | 1,004 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 15.7% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 1,030 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 16.4% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 1,035 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | +0.0pp | 12.0% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 1,010 |
6 December 2016 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2011 | — | Outstanding |