Flags
8
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,762.2
+£1,0472024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
−3.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
6.8%
−5.4ppof income
In-year balance
+1.5%
−1.7ppof income
Elevated: turnover 34.0%, vacancy rate 9.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Elevated: turnover 26.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Elevated: turnover 15.5%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement23 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
810
Capacity
780 (104%)
Free school meals
40.8%
English additional lang.
12.7%
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.
49.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£52,700
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25 · 855 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 | £5.0m | £4.9m | £3.6m | 73.1% | +£111k | £451k | 9.1% | £6,572 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 68.4% | +£369k | £1.1m | 25.9% | £5,690 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 75.0% | +£199k | £752k | 12.2% | £7,716 |
| 2024/25 | £7.2m | £7.1m | £5.2m | 71.9% | +£109k | £489k | 6.8% | £8,762 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
43% of spend
Support staff
£1.4m
20% of spend
Premises
£342k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
22% 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 | —* | 37.5 | 47.1% | 22.1% | 28.6% | — | 140 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 16.9 | £41,185 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 8.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 15.9 | £40,059 | 26.2% | 0.0% | 3.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.4 | £45,621 | 34.0% | 9.8% | 6.1 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.8 | £51,213 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 5.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 49.9 | 16.2 | £52,700 | —% | 0.0% | — | 4.9 | 5 |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.3% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 716 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 20.9% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 700 |
| 2015/16 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 18.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 677 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 18.5% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 626 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 13.4% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 641 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.1% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 658 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 12.4% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 718 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 29.3% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 783 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 26.3% | 5.2% | 4.2% | 809 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 26.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 841 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 26.0% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 855 |
23 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2018 | — | Good |