Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,852.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
14.9%
of income
In-year balance
+8.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
Elevated: turnover 21.6%, sickness 8.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
3 November 2015 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,031
Capacity
1,075 (96%)
Free school meals
30.9%
English additional lang.
3.9%
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.
62.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£51,347
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 1,081 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 | £7.1m | £6.2m | £5.2m | 73.3% | +£832k | £1.1m | 15.5% | £6,462 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £6.7m | £5.5m | 71.0% | +£951k | £923k | 12.0% | £7,056 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £7.6m | £6.0m | 72.7% | +£679k | £1.2m | 14.9% | £7,852 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
43% of spend
Support staff
£1.7m
23% of spend
Premises
£464k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
15% 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 | —* | 38.0 | 59.3% | 37.8% | 62.2% | — | 209 |
* 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 | 63.5 | 17.1 | £43,309 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 69.4 | 15.8 | £44,191 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 67.0 | 16.3 | £44,407 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62.0 | 17.0 | £47,928 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 62.0 | 16.6 | £51,347 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 9.5% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 968 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 959 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.1% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 987 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.7% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,013 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 14.9% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 1,058 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.0% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 1,065 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.1% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 1,109 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 31.3% | 5.7% | 3.8% | 1,129 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 27.2% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 1,133 |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 31.8% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 1,107 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 30.5% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 1,081 |
3 November 2015 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2010 | URN 119719 | Good |