Per-pupil income
£7,313.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
7 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
615
Capacity
575 (107%)
Free school meals
8.5%
English additional lang.
2.4%
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.
34.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£51,452
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
17.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 625 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 | £3.7m | £3.3m | £2.5m | 68.3% | +£343k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,569 |
| 2022/23 | £3.9m | £3.6m | £2.6m | 66.9% | +£266k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,022 |
| 2023/24 | £4.3m | £4.0m | £2.9m | 67.2% | +£327k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,314 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
56% of spend
Support staff
£400k
10% of spend
Premises
£247k
6% of spend
Other costs
£840k
21% 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 | —* | 47.8 | 70.4% | 42.6% | 34.3% | — | 108 |
* 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 | 31.0 | 18.1 | £41,128 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 31.2 | 17.9 | £42,562 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 27.3 | 20.4 | £45,896 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.6 | 17.0 | £45,463 | 11.9% | 2.8% | 0.0 |
| 2024/25 | 34.1 | 18.0 | £51,452 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 563 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.9% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 556 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 6.8% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 560 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.0% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 566 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 10.4% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 575 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.3% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 575 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.1% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 566 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 21.7% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 566 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 22.2% | 5.9% | 1.4% | 572 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 20.3% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 595 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 17.0% | 5.1% | 1.8% | 625 |
7 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2016 | — | Outstanding |