Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,746.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.5%.
Elevated: turnover 30.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
24 September 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,320
Capacity
1,330 (99%)
Free school meals
47.9%
English additional lang.
39.6%
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.
79.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£49,280
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 1,402 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 | £7.8m | £7.4m | £5.9m | 75.0% | +£455k | £1.3m | 17.1% | £5,954 |
| 2022/23 | £10.7m | £9.3m | £7.0m | 65.4% | +£1.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,979 |
| 2023/24 | £11.7m | £9.9m | £7.7m | 65.5% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,746 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
47% of spend
Support staff
£1.8m
18% of spend
Premises
£494k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
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 | —* | 35.3 | 34.4% | 18.3% | 18.7% | — | 273 |
* 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 | 91.4 | 14.1 | £38,956 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 90.0 | 14.6 | £38,063 | 18.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 87.2 | 15.4 | £37,639 | 22.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 81.8 | 16.4 | £45,395 | 30.1% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 79.8 | 16.6 | £49,280 | —% | 3.6% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 12.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 977 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.9% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 1,006 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.7% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 1,055 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.8% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 1,116 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 11.2% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 1,175 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.3% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 1,239 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.5% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 1,348 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 26.0% | 2.2% | 5.7% | 1,382 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 34.9% | 2.5% | 7.4% | 1,383 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 34.4% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 1,399 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 26.8% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 1,402 |
24 September 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2011 | URN 135795 | Requires improvement |