Flags
8
4 high
Per-pupil income
£8,822.88
+£7442024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
−0.4ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
12.5%
+4.3ppof income
In-year balance
+3.8%
+1.1ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Most recent Ofsted Report Card noted areas needing attention: Curriculum & teaching, Achievement, Attendance & behaviour.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 16.5%.
Elevated: turnover 16.4%.
17 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attentionAchievement
Needs attentionInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Needs attentionPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,261
Capacity
1,280 (99%)
Free school meals
39.0%
English additional lang.
18.1%
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.
79.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£52,061
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,335 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 | £10.0m | £8.6m | £7.1m | 70.5% | +£1.4m | £946k | 9.4% | £7,806 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.4m | £7.2m | 75.8% | +£118k | £1.1m | 11.2% | £7,382 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £10.1m | £7.8m | 74.6% | +£282k | £848k | 8.2% | £8,078 |
| 2024/25 | £11.3m | £10.8m | £8.3m | 74.2% | +£426k | £1.4m | 12.5% | £8,823 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
56% of spend
Support staff
£1.3m
12% of spend
Premises
£395k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.1m
19% 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 | —* | 37.6 | 51.4% | 27.3% | 25.7% | — | 249 |
* 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 | — | 17.8 | £44,947 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 7.7 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 17.8 | £43,557 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 8.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.1 | £44,557 | 16.5% | 1.2% | 7.1 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.8 | £48,486 | 7.4% | 1.3% | 6.1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 79.7 | 15.8 | £52,061 | —% | 1.2% | — | 13.4 | 14 |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.2% | 5.8% | 0.4% | 1,216 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.0% | 5.6% | 0.5% | 1,261 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.3% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 1,275 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.6% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 1,274 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 1,289 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 1,302 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.0% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,284 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 33.9% | 8.1% | 2.1% | 1,305 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 31.2% | 8.5% | 2.3% | 1,316 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.4pp | 32.0% | 8.1% | 2.9% | 1,326 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 32.1% | 7.7% | 2.5% | 1,335 |
17 March 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2023 | — | Requires improvement |
| 12 Jun 2018 | URN 134997 | Requires improvement |