Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,792.31
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 32.5%, sickness 14.8 days.
KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 47% to 32%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS2
Pupils on roll
486
Capacity
494 (98%)
Free school meals
45.3%
English additional lang.
61.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–11
Your school compared against 30 similar primary 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.
19.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
25.0
Mean salary
£45,395
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 396 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 | £3.1m | £3.0m | £2.3m | 74.1% | +£126k | £390k | 12.5% | £6,458 |
| 2022/23 | £3.3m | £3.5m | £2.5m | 74.6% | -£168k | £221k | 6.7% | £6,759 |
| 2023/24 | £3.7m | £3.6m | £2.7m | 72.5% | +£35k | £256k | 7.0% | £7,514 |
| 2024/25 | £3.8m | £3.8m | £2.8m | 73.0% | +£33k | £289k | 7.6% | £7,792 |
Teaching staff
£1.5m
40% of spend
Support staff
£861k
23% of spend
Premises
£168k
4% of spend
Other costs
£820k
22% of spend
| Year | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 49.0% | 41.0% | 46.0% | 32.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 47.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 46.0% | — |
| 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 | 17.2 | 26.6 | £37,930 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 18.3 | 26.5 | £38,407 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 19.1 | 25.5 | £39,117 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 20.0 | 24.4 | £43,894 | 32.5% | 0.0% | 14.8 |
| 2024/25 | 19.5 | 25.0 | £45,395 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 13.5% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 193 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 10.4% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 230 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 16.3% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 276 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 14.2% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 324 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 12.1% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 339 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.0% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 375 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.9% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 396 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.5pp | 21.6% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 385 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 19.7% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% | -1.6pp | 11.0% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 15.9% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 396 |
4 February 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.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2015 | — | Outstanding |