Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,022.55
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-10.8%
of income
In-year balance
-1.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.4% of income.
Elevated: turnover 16.2%.
28 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
705
Capacity
750 (94%)
Free school meals
47.2%
English additional lang.
7.5%
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.
54.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.0
Mean salary
£49,638
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
43.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.0%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25 · 732 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 | £5.9m | £5.8m | £4.4m | 74.7% | +£121k | -£297k | -5.0% | £8,697 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £6.3m | £5.0m | 80.5% | -£115k | -£412k | -6.7% | £8,643 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.9m | £5.5m | 82.3% | -£230k | -£643k | -9.6% | £9,244 |
| 2024/25 | £7.1m | £7.2m | £5.7m | 80.7% | -£122k | -£765k | -10.8% | £10,023 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
57% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
14% of spend
Premises
£241k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
17% 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 | —* | 33.2 | 36.8% | 17.3% | 8.3% | — | 133 |
* 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 | 51.9 | 12.9 | £41,528 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 54.0 | 12.6 | £42,015 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 59.0 | 12.1 | £42,189 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 59.0 | 12.2 | £44,964 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 54.3 | 13.0 | £49,638 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
43.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 19.0% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 405 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 22.2% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 397 |
| 2015/16 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 20.4% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 412 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 23.6% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 437 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 22.5% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 471 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 19.8% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 551 |
| 2020/21 | 10.6% | 4.5% | +6.0pp | 30.5% | 8.5% | 2.0% | 681 |
| 2021/22 | 14.1% | 7.1% | +7.0pp | 45.9% | 8.4% | 5.7% | 699 |
| 2022/23 | 14.8% | 6.8% | +8.0pp | 42.3% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 730 |
| 2023/24 | 14.9% | 6.6% | +8.3pp | 44.7% | 7.6% | 7.3% | 761 |
| 2024/25 | 14.6% | 6.2% | +8.4pp | 43.2% | 8.0% | 6.7% | 732 |
28 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2021 | — | Requires improvement |