Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,775.38
+£8262024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
−0.4ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.2%
−0.8ppof income
In-year balance
+3.4%
+1.4ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.5%.
6 November 2013 · Special Measures Historic
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
936
Capacity
940 (100%)
Free school meals
22.2%
English additional lang.
12.9%
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.
56.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£53,652
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 943 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 | £5.2m | £5.2m | £4.0m | 77.1% | -£5k | £219k | 4.2% | £6,065 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 73.2% | +£258k | £258k | 4.4% | £6,620 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.4m | £4.9m | 74.6% | +£130k | £68k | 1.1% | £6,950 |
| 2024/25 | £7.2m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 74.2% | +£241k | £16k | 0.2% | £7,775 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
57% of spend
Support staff
£950k
14% of spend
Premises
£370k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
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 | —* | 51.9 | 74.4% | 57.4% | 77.8% | — | 176 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 17.3 | £43,008 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 7.9 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.8 | £44,796 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 6.2 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.2 | £47,887 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 3.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.7 | £54,455 | 8.0% | 3.5% | 4.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 56.4 | 16.6 | £53,652 | —% | 0.0% | — | 5.0 | 6 |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 11.9% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 781 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 721 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.0% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 707 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 678 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.1% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 709 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.4% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 744 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.3% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 836 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 28.2% | 6.6% | 2.0% | 877 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 24.4% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 905 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 22.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 959 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 21.7% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 943 |
6 November 2013 · Special Measures Historic
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2011 | — | Inadequate |