Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,994.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
10.9%
of income
In-year balance
+1.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
2 October 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
983
Capacity
1,086 (91%)
Free school meals
49.7%
English additional lang.
60.4%
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.
69.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.2
Mean salary
£46,874
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,033 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 | £6.9m | £6.9m | £5.5m | 79.1% | +£45k | £810k | 11.7% | £7,964 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 74.6% | -£7k | £803k | 10.7% | £7,961 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.4m | £6.5m | 75.5% | +£132k | £935k | 10.9% | £8,995 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
58% of spend
Support staff
£823k
10% of spend
Premises
£430k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
18% 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 | —* | 46.6 | 66.3% | 46.3% | 14.3% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 67.6 | 12.7 | £41,185 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 69.4 | 12.6 | £41,103 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 61.4 | 15.4 | £41,361 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 70.2 | 13.6 | £46,350 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 69.2 | 14.2 | £46,874 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 872 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 952 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.6% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 986 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 974 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.5% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 944 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 935 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 18.7% | 5.4% | 1.4% | 902 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 25.9% | 5.3% | 2.2% | 937 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 27.4% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 980 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 26.4% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 1,008 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 23.8% | 5.6% | 2.4% | 1,033 |
2 October 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2016 | — | Requires improvement |