Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,847.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-4.7%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.1%.
Elevated: turnover 15.2%, sickness 13.6 days.
25 March 2015 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
264
Capacity
300 (88%)
Free school meals
42.9%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–19
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.
19.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.6
Mean salary
£49,090
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
18.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
56.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
10.6%
2024/25 · 213 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 | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.4m | 78.7% | +£20k | -£164k | -9.2% | £6,798 |
| 2022/23 | £2.2m | £2.0m | £1.5m | 70.4% | +£206k | -£92k | -4.2% | £8,259 |
| 2023/24 | £2.4m | £2.3m | £1.7m | 72.9% | +£110k | -£112k | -4.7% | £8,847 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
53% of spend
Support staff
£260k
11% of spend
Premises
£120k
5% of spend
Other costs
£412k
18% 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 | —* | 34.7 | 49.3% | 27.5% | 0.0% | — | 69 |
* 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 | 17.2 | 13.0 | £40,911 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 19.4 | 13.5 | £41,149 | 28.9% | 4.9% | 9.9 |
| 2022/23 | 20.4 | 13.0 | £41,351 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 14.6 |
| 2023/24 | 19.8 | 13.5 | £45,840 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 13.6 |
| 2024/25 | 19.4 | 13.6 | £49,090 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
18.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
56.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 11.2% | 4.4% | +6.8pp | 31.5% | 6.2% | 5.0% | 54 |
| 2014/15 | 16.5% | 4.5% | +12.0pp | 50.7% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 73 |
| 2015/16 | 12.7% | 4.5% | +8.2pp | 47.7% | 8.9% | 3.8% | 88 |
| 2016/17 | 13.2% | 4.6% | +8.7pp | 45.9% | 8.0% | 5.2% | 133 |
| 2017/18 | 11.8% | 4.8% | +7.1pp | 38.4% | 8.2% | 3.6% | 138 |
| 2018/19 | 10.0% | 4.6% | +5.4pp | 34.4% | 6.4% | 3.6% | 160 |
| 2020/21 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 28.3% | 6.0% | 2.3% | 180 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 35.0% | 7.8% | 3.8% | 200 |
| 2022/23 | 13.0% | 6.8% | +6.2pp | 42.9% | 8.2% | 4.8% | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% | +7.5pp | 47.5% | 7.3% | 6.7% | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 18.2% | 6.2% | +12.0pp | 56.3% | 7.6% | 10.6% | 213 |
25 March 2015 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good