Per-pupil income
£10,651.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
54.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
20.5%
of income
In-year balance
+5.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,384
Capacity
1,370 (101%)
Free school meals
5.3%
English additional lang.
25.4%
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.
79.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£52,381
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 1,037 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 | £10.4m | £9.7m | £6.7m | 64.8% | +£721k | £2.5m | 23.6% | £7,584 |
| 2022/23 | £12.3m | £12.7m | £7.3m | 59.4% | -£416k | £2.2m | 18.2% | £8,850 |
| 2023/24 | £14.6m | £13.8m | £8.0m | 54.8% | +£807k | £3.0m | 20.5% | £10,651 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
44% of spend
Support staff
£541k
4% of spend
Premises
£748k
5% of spend
Other costs
£5.0m
37% 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 | —* | 80.6 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 99.5% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 85.6 | 16.0 | £42,992 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 81.0 | 16.9 | £44,485 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 79.2 | 17.5 | £47,222 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 78.0 | 17.6 | £49,508 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 79.7 | 17.4 | £52,381 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.0% | 4.4% | -2.3pp | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.1% | 944 |
| 2014/15 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.1% | 946 |
| 2015/16 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 5.2% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 970 |
| 2016/17 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.7pp | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 1,001 |
| 2017/18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 6.7% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 1,006 |
| 2018/19 | 3.2% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.3% | 1,005 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 22.7% | 4.6% | 0.1% | 1,009 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 13.6% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 1,002 |
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% | -1.6pp | 11.3% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 1,027 |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% | -1.8pp | 10.9% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 1,025 |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% | -1.3pp | 11.4% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 1,037 |
11 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2008 | URN 106362 | Outstanding |