Flags
8
6 high
Per-pupil income
£10,097.73
+£4892024/25
Staff costs % of income
64.9%
+1.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
19.8%
+2.3ppof income
In-year balance
+8.9%
+2.1ppof income
Most recent Ofsted Report Card flagged urgent improvement in: Curriculum & teaching, Achievement, Attendance & behaviour, Leadership.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.6%.
Elevated: turnover 15.7%, sickness 8.4 days.
Elevated: turnover 30.8%, sickness 8.6 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
Elevated: turnover 15.6%, vacancy rate 3.5%.
Elevated: turnover 22.7%.
Elevated: turnover 17.5%.
27 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvementAchievement
Urgent improvementInclusion
Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour
Urgent improvementPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Urgent improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,145
Capacity
1,270 (90%)
Free school meals
58.6%
English additional lang.
17.3%
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.
83.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.7
Mean salary
£52,955
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
40.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
10.8%
2024/25 · 1,262 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 | £10.2m | £9.4m | £6.2m | 61.4% | +£750k | £1.6m | 15.8% | £8,304 |
| 2022/23 | £10.9m | £9.9m | £6.7m | 60.9% | +£988k | £2.0m | 18.2% | £8,582 |
| 2023/24 | £12.0m | £11.2m | £7.6m | 63.6% | +£812k | £2.1m | 17.4% | £9,609 |
| 2024/25 | £12.0m | £10.9m | £7.8m | 64.9% | +£1.1m | £2.4m | 19.8% | £10,098 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
50% of spend
Support staff
£1.4m
13% of spend
Premises
£701k
6% of spend
Other costs
£2.4m
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 | —* | 37.5 | 47.1% | 27.6% | 41.3% | — | 225 |
* 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 | — | 14.5 | £42,375 | 35.7% | 0.0% | 8.6 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 15.7 | £46,507 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 8.6 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 15.2 | £43,943 | 15.6% | 3.5% | 5.1 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 15.0 | £52,116 | 15.7% | 2.5% | 8.4 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 83.4 | 13.7 | £52,955 | —% | 0.0% | — | 7.5 | 9 |
Overall absence
15.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
40.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 13.7% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 482 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 545 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.9% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 640 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.1% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 750 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 17.1% | 1.6% | 4.8% | 874 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 17.1% | 1.5% | 5.2% | 999 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 19.6% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 1,191 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 37.6% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 1,258 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 34.1% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 1,325 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 34.8% | 4.7% | 7.6% | 1,321 |
| 2024/25 | 15.6% | 6.2% | +9.3pp | 40.1% | 4.8% | 10.8% | 1,262 |
27 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2015 | — | Good |
| 12 Mar 2013 | — | Requires improvement |