Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,953.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.6%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.5% of income.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.8% of income.
Elevated: turnover 18.8%.
12 January 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS2
Pupils on roll
346
Capacity
472 (73%)
Free school meals
41.6%
English additional lang.
10.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–11
Your school compared against 30 similar primary 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.
15.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
22.2
Mean salary
£45,203
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 271 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 | £2.0m | £2.0m | £1.5m | 74.5% | -£55k | £224k | 11.3% | £6,390 |
| 2022/23 | £2.1m | £2.2m | £1.6m | 75.7% | -£112k | £96k | 4.7% | £6,093 |
| 2023/24 | £2.4m | £2.3m | £1.7m | 72.1% | +£110k | £206k | 8.6% | £6,953 |
Teaching staff
£937k
41% of spend
Support staff
£585k
25% of spend
Premises
£155k
7% of spend
Other costs
£407k
18% of spend
| Year | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 64.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 72.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 70.0% | — |
| 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 | 15.1 | 21.7 | £40,467 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 14.6 | 21.3 | £42,114 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2022/23 | 14.1 | 24.0 | £42,891 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 16.1 | 21.5 | £43,367 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 15.6 | 22.2 | £45,203 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 6.3% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 256 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.8% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 284 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.9% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 301 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.2% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 303 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 16.4% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 318 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.2% | 0.8% | 4.1% | 328 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 7.6% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 275 |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 18.7% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 278 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 14.0% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 278 |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% | -0.8pp | 17.0% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 277 |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% | -0.6pp | 15.5% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 271 |
12 January 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2013 | URN 106214 | Requires improvement |