Flags
6
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,815.22
+£1,0342024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
−2.2ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
20.5%
+1.4ppof income
In-year balance
+9.2%
+6.7ppof income
Elevated: turnover 21.0%, vacancy rate 3.8%.
Elevated: turnover 34.2%, vacancy rate 4.1%, sickness 11.1 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
13 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
802
Capacity
810 (99%)
Free school meals
23.4%
English additional lang.
7.4%
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.
40.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.7
Mean salary
£52,535
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 856 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 | £3.9m | £3.6m | £2.9m | 74.1% | +£326k | £859k | 21.8% | £4,714 |
| 2022/23 | -£23k | £3k | £0 | —% | -£26k | £834k | -1000.0% | £-28 |
| 2023/24 | £5.7m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 74.7% | +£142k | £1.1m | 19.1% | £6,781 |
| 2024/25 | £6.5m | £5.9m | £4.7m | 72.5% | +£594k | £1.3m | 20.5% | £7,815 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
59% of spend
Support staff
£558k
9% of spend
Premises
£243k
4% of spend
Other costs
£944k
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 | —* | 49.1 | 73.3% | 52.1% | 41.8% | — | 165 |
* 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 | 49.1 | 17.1 | £43,218 | 13.4% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.4 | £40,623 | 21.0% | 3.8% | 7.3 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 18.5 | £47,018 | 14.5% | 4.2% | 7.7 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.7 | £47,516 | 34.2% | 4.1% | 11.1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 40.8 | 19.7 | £52,535 | —% | 2.4% | — | 4.0 | 4 |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.1% | 4.4% | -1.3pp | 6.9% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 787 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.8% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 786 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.5% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 807 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 13.8% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 820 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 838 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 847 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 10.2% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 856 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 27.9% | 7.5% | 1.8% | 858 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 23.1% | 5.8% | 2.0% | 859 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 21.2% | 5.8% | 2.4% | 871 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 20.8% | 6.1% | 2.3% | 856 |
13 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2011 | URN 105365 | Good |