Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,869.37
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
12.7%
of income
In-year balance
+4.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
13 June 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
931
Capacity
900 (103%)
Free school meals
32.9%
English additional lang.
17.9%
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.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£52,610
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25 · 852 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 | £6.1m | £6.0m | £4.4m | 72.7% | +£88k | £131k | 2.1% | £7,038 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.9m | £4.7m | 63.4% | +£525k | £656k | 8.8% | £8,227 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.9m | £4.9m | 67.8% | +£290k | £912k | 12.7% | £7,869 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
53% of spend
Support staff
£299k
4% of spend
Premises
£305k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
25% 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 | —* | 47.3 | 69.0% | 42.3% | 29.6% | — | 142 |
* 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 | 60.0 | 14.7 | £43,904 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 57.5 | 15.0 | £44,919 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 55.4 | 16.4 | £46,191 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 48.5 | 18.8 | £49,453 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2024/25 | 54.8 | 17.0 | £52,610 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.1% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 768 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.4% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 766 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.1% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 753 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.8% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 754 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.3% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 760 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.4% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 766 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.4% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 780 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 29.2% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 788 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 22.7% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 814 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 27.2% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 835 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 27.2% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 852 |
13 June 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good