Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,614.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
1.6%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
5 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
722
Capacity
756 (96%)
Free school meals
28.5%
English additional lang.
6.0%
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.
43.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£53,104
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 742 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 | £4.5m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 75.0% | +£12k | £22k | 0.5% | £6,201 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 68.6% | +£469k | £243k | 4.7% | £7,134 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 71.3% | +£163k | £86k | 1.6% | £7,615 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
51% of spend
Support staff
£638k
12% of spend
Premises
£267k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
21% 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 | —* | 43.7 | 55.2% | 33.6% | 14.0% | — | 143 |
* 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 | 40.8 | 17.1 | £43,318 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 40.3 | 17.9 | £43,267 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 40.3 | 17.9 | £45,595 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2023/24 | 38.9 | 18.5 | £46,254 | 5.1% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 43.2 | 16.7 | £53,104 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 15.2% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 566 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.6% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 598 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.3% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 632 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.0% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 656 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 11.2% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 661 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.8% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 696 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 15.5% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 704 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 27.5% | 6.8% | 1.9% | 735 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 24.4% | 6.3% | 1.7% | 741 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 27.2% | 7.5% | 1.9% | 736 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 25.2% | 6.3% | 2.6% | 742 |
5 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2014 | — | Good |