Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,178.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.2%
of income
In-year balance
-3.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.8% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good20 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,065
Capacity
1,600 (67%)
Free school meals
32.8%
English additional lang.
16.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£46,647
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 1,008 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 | £8.9m | £8.3m | £6.6m | 74.3% | +£573k | £1.6m | 17.7% | £7,418 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £8.3m | £5.9m | 67.8% | +£417k | £1.4m | 15.8% | £7,912 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £9.1m | £6.4m | 73.5% | -£334k | £368k | 4.2% | £8,179 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
46% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
12% of spend
Premises
£671k
7% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
22% 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 | —* | 36.5 | 49.7% | 23.6% | 17.3% | — | 191 |
* 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 | 69.8 | 17.2 | £40,702 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2021/22 | 62.2 | 19.2 | £45,136 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 17.2 |
| 2022/23 | 63.3 | 17.5 | £43,126 | 25.4% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 59.6 | 17.9 | £45,601 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 17.3 | £46,647 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 13.2% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 939 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 16.0% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 986 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.3% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 1,076 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.8% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 1,086 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 19.2% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 1,079 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.7% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 1,111 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.9% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 1,111 |
| 2021/22 | 12.1% | 7.1% | +4.9pp | 38.4% | 9.2% | 2.8% | 1,100 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 35.6% | 7.0% | 4.1% | 1,046 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 35.0% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 1,052 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 35.7% | 5.9% | 5.3% | 1,008 |
20 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2022 | — | Requires improvement |