Per-pupil income
£6,597.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
25.1%
of income
In-year balance
+2.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
16 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
963
Capacity
930 (104%)
Free school meals
8.4%
English additional lang.
0.7%
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.
60.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£51,403
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 974 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 | £5.7m | £5.6m | £4.5m | 78.3% | +£188k | £2.1m | 37.0% | £6,006 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £6.0m | £4.8m | 89.8% | -£621k | £1.5m | 28.0% | £5,584 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £6.3m | £5.0m | 78.0% | +£152k | £1.6m | 25.1% | £6,597 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
66% of spend
Support staff
£477k
8% of spend
Premises
£280k
4% of spend
Other costs
£979k
16% 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 | —* | 59.3 | 87.5% | 71.9% | 67.7% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 56.3 | 17.0 | £44,726 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 55.0 | 17.4 | £45,713 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 59.4 | 16.2 | £45,045 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 58.8 | 16.5 | £48,192 | 3.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 60.4 | 15.9 | £51,403 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 7.1% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 924 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.0% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 911 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 4.4% | 0.2% | 915 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.9% | 4.0% | 0.2% | 918 |
| 2017/18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 5.1% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 934 |
| 2018/19 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.8pp | 3.1% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 939 |
| 2020/21 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 4.5% | 2.0% | 0.6% | 967 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 11.7% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 966 |
| 2022/23 | 5.0% | 6.8% | -1.8pp | 9.6% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 973 |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% | -1.2pp | 11.5% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 982 |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% | -1.3pp | 10.4% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 974 |
16 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2007 | URN 119787 | Outstanding |