Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,692.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
19.2%
of income
In-year balance
+10.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Elevated: turnover 21.4%.
30 January 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,071
Capacity
1,200 (89%)
Free school meals
31.4%
English additional lang.
4.8%
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.
60.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£46,080
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 1,106 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 | £6.6m | £5.7m | £4.4m | 67.0% | +£853k | £1.3m | 19.3% | £6,977 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £6.7m | £4.9m | 68.2% | +£469k | £1.3m | 17.8% | £6,853 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £7.4m | £5.5m | 66.9% | +£896k | £1.6m | 19.2% | £7,693 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
48% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
14% of spend
Premises
£565k
8% of spend
Other costs
£1.3m
17% 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 | —* | 43.1 | 57.8% | 40.4% | 10.6% | — | 218 |
* 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 | 51.6 | 17.8 | £44,328 | 34.9% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 47.6 | 19.8 | £43,175 | 31.1% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 50.1 | 20.9 | £38,478 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 57.1 | 18.9 | £43,511 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 60.4 | 17.7 | £46,080 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 868 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.3% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 779 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.8% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 768 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 17.4% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 786 |
| 2017/18 | 7.7% | 4.8% | +2.9pp | 19.4% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 785 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 22.1% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 799 |
| 2020/21 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 21.4% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 950 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 32.5% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 991 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 33.2% | 3.9% | 7.4% | 1,089 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 28.9% | 4.1% | 7.0% | 1,114 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 29.1% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 1,106 |
30 January 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2020 | — | Requires improvement |