Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,953.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
56.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
27.1%
of income
In-year balance
+13.1%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
14 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 4
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
767
Capacity
750 (102%)
Free school meals
65.2%
English additional lang.
16.9%
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.
46.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£44,063
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 814 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 | £6.0m | £5.4m | £3.8m | 63.4% | +£627k | £1.1m | 17.6% | £8,265 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £6.2m | £4.2m | 53.5% | +£1.6m | £1.7m | 21.9% | £10,312 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.1m | £4.6m | 56.3% | +£1.1m | £2.2m | 27.1% | £10,953 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
42% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
16% of spend
Premises
£1.1m
15% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
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 | —* | 39.9 | 48.6% | 30.4% | 14.5% | — | 138 |
* 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 | 40.6 | 17.2 | £39,448 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 43.4 | 16.9 | £40,232 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 16.7 | £43,331 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 16.7 | £42,520 | 19.3% | 2.2% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 46.8 | 16.4 | £44,063 | —% | 2.1% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.2% | 4.4% | +2.8pp | 20.7% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 705 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.2% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 630 |
| 2015/16 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 21.1% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 550 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 20.9% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 570 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 22.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 608 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 20.8% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 653 |
| 2020/21 | 15.6% | 4.5% | +11.1pp | 49.0% | 8.4% | 7.3% | 743 |
| 2021/22 | 19.9% | 7.1% | +12.8pp | 60.1% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 778 |
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% | +6.7pp | 41.5% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 797 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 28.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 806 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 16.8% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 814 |
14 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 4
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2019 | — | Requires improvement |