Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,710.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
26 April 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
360
Capacity
750 (48%)
Free school meals
20.3%
English additional lang.
1.9%
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.
20.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£41,968
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 327 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 | £2.3m | £2.3m | £1.8m | 77.0% | +£24k | £177k | 7.7% | £6,163 |
| 2022/23 | £2.6m | £2.5m | £1.9m | 72.1% | +£98k | £276k | 10.5% | £7,994 |
| 2023/24 | £2.7m | £2.6m | £1.9m | 71.6% | +£72k | £348k | 13.0% | £7,711 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
46% of spend
Support staff
£414k
16% of spend
Premises
£171k
7% of spend
Other costs
£515k
20% 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 | —* | 40.7 | 60.7% | 29.5% | 9.8% | — | 61 |
* 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 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 13.9 | 26.8 | £42,555 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 19.1 | 19.3 | £40,707 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 18.0 | 19.2 | £42,323 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 20.7 | 17.4 | £41,968 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 10.9% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 488 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 12.2% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 460 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.8% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 421 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.3% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 379 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 369 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.0% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 341 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.3% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 322 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 36.6% | 8.1% | 3.1% | 339 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 28.8% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 31.5% | 6.6% | 3.9% | 314 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 23.9% | 6.0% | 2.2% | 327 |
26 April 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2018 | — | Requires improvement |