Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,554.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
39.9%
of income
In-year balance
+11.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.0%, vacancy rate 6.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
25 April 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
820
Capacity
900 (91%)
Free school meals
59.9%
English additional lang.
64.9%
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.
51.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£51,735
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.4%
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25 · 894 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 | £7.6m | £6.8m | £5.2m | 68.1% | +£768k | £3.0m | 39.9% | £8,758 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £7.7m | £5.5m | 63.8% | +£924k | £2.5m | 28.5% | £9,776 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £7.7m | £5.5m | 62.6% | +£1.0m | £3.5m | 39.9% | £10,554 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
46% of spend
Support staff
£964k
12% of spend
Premises
£640k
8% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
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 | —* | 37.2 | 47.0% | 30.8% | 78.3% | — | 198 |
* 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 | 58.6 | 13.8 | £42,058 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 61.6 | 14.1 | £41,902 | 26.0% | 6.1% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 59.4 | 14.8 | £44,319 | 24.9% | 0.0% | 10.1 |
| 2023/24 | 53.1 | 15.6 | £46,154 | 45.0% | 7.0% | 10.2 |
| 2024/25 | 51.7 | 15.9 | £51,735 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.8% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 605 |
| 2014/15 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 28.0% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 635 |
| 2015/16 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 25.1% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 700 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.8% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 800 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 19.1% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 865 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.5% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 927 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.8% | 1.9% | 3.9% | 925 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 27.3% | 2.4% | 6.6% | 943 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 23.2% | 1.8% | 6.6% | 951 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 24.8% | 1.8% | 7.1% | 944 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 22.8% | 2.4% | 7.1% | 894 |
25 April 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2020 | — | Requires improvement |