Flags
9
7 high
Per-pupil income
£10,103.96
+£1,3622024/25
Staff costs % of income
62.5%
+0.4ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+8.4%
+2.6ppof income
Elevated: turnover 26.7%, vacancy rate 10.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 20.1%.
Elevated: turnover 28.6%, vacancy rate 21.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 20.3%.
Elevated: turnover 36.6%, vacancy rate 42.6%, sickness 11.9 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 15.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
24 April 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
737
Capacity
1,012 (73%)
Free school meals
49.9%
English additional lang.
22.7%
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.
36.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.0
Mean salary
£56,100
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
15.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
45.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
9.8%
2024/25 · 847 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 | £2.6m | £2.5m | £1.7m | 66.1% | +£103k | -£822k | -31.5% | £3,170 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £6.5m | £4.2m | 60.1% | +£466k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,198 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £7.1m | £4.7m | 62.1% | +£432k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,742 |
| 2024/25 | £8.2m | £7.5m | £5.1m | 62.5% | +£683k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,104 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
49% of spend
Support staff
£858k
11% of spend
Premises
£1.3m
17% 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 | —* | 33.4 | 44.8% | 20.0% | 58.6% | — | 145 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 15.9 | £41,557 | 28.2% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 18.4 | £46,487 | 28.6% | 21.9% | 8.0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 19.3 | £52,361 | 36.6% | 42.6% | 11.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.8 | £55,217 | 26.7% | 10.0% | 4.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 36.9 | 20.0 | £56,100 | —% | 15.9% | — | 3.0 | 3 |
Overall absence
16.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
45.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.7% | 4.4% | +3.3pp | 25.6% | 4.8% | 2.9% | 733 |
| 2014/15 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 26.7% | 5.0% | 3.3% | 722 |
| 2015/16 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 27.5% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 781 |
| 2016/17 | 8.6% | 4.6% | +4.1pp | 27.6% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 808 |
| 2017/18 | 8.2% | 4.8% | +3.4pp | 28.4% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 827 |
| 2018/19 | 9.1% | 4.6% | +4.5pp | 31.2% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 836 |
| 2020/21 | 8.7% | 4.5% | +4.2pp | 24.1% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 844 |
| 2021/22 | 20.1% | 7.1% | +12.9pp | 56.3% | 6.7% | 13.4% | 879 |
| 2022/23 | 20.3% | 6.8% | +13.5pp | 51.7% | 7.2% | 13.1% | 936 |
| 2023/24 | 17.9% | 6.6% | +11.4pp | 50.4% | 6.0% | 11.9% | 938 |
| 2024/25 | 16.3% | 6.2% | +10.1pp | 45.0% | 6.5% | 9.8% | 847 |
24 April 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2019 | URN 104692 | Inadequate |