Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,051.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
15.1%
of income
In-year balance
-0.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.6%.
13 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,116
Capacity
1,140 (98%)
Free school meals
28.4%
English additional lang.
15.4%
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.
71.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£51,475
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,134 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 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 74.3% | +£360k | £1.3m | 19.8% | £6,029 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 75.5% | -£83k | £1.2m | 17.6% | £6,168 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.9m | £6.0m | 76.0% | -£1k | £1.2m | 15.1% | £7,052 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
57% of spend
Support staff
£425k
5% of spend
Premises
£491k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
18% 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 | —* | 45.5 | 67.4% | 49.8% | 18.1% | — | 221 |
* 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 | 66.2 | 15.7 | £44,281 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 69.0 | 15.6 | £43,752 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 64.0 | 17.3 | £47,088 | 16.6% | 1.5% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 66.8 | 16.8 | £49,564 | 14.4% | 4.3% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 71.2 | 15.7 | £51,475 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 7.6% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 990 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.5% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 998 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 6.0% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 992 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.4% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1,001 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.1% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1,015 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.3% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 985 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 8.6% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1,069 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 18.5% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 1,121 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 17.6% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1,145 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 15.6% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1,151 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 14.1% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 1,134 |
13 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2018 | — | Good |