Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£23,750.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
1.9%
of income
In-year balance
-5.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 34.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 34.8%.
27 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
195
Capacity
207 (94%)
Free school meals
71.3%
English additional lang.
3.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
28.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.0
Mean salary
£50,062
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
34.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
75.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
17.6%
Unauthorised absence
17.1%
2024/25 · 201 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 | £3.0m | £2.8m | £1.8m | 62.1% | +£118k | £238k | 8.0% | £17,102 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £3.5m | £2.1m | 59.6% | +£71k | £309k | 8.6% | £20,897 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £4.3m | £2.5m | 61.7% | -£229k | £79k | 1.9% | £23,750 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
25% of spend
Support staff
£699k
16% of spend
Premises
£133k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
38% 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 | —* | 6.8 | 3.2% | 1.6% | 0.0% | — | 62 |
* 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 | 16.7 | 5.6 | £45,360 | 12.0% | 5.7% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 17.7 | 9.8 | £45,908 | 28.3% | 10.2% | 3.6 |
| 2022/23 | 24.7 | 7.0 | £44,423 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2023/24 | 26.7 | 6.4 | £45,869 | 22.5% | 3.6% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 28.0 | 7.0 | £50,062 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
34.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
75.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
17.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
17.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 43.4% | 4.4% | +39.1pp | 79.8% | 23.2% | 20.2% | 84 |
| 2014/15 | 41.8% | 4.5% | +37.3pp | 82.6% | 24.5% | 17.3% | 86 |
| 2015/16 | 30.5% | 4.5% | +26.1pp | 59.3% | 18.6% | 11.9% | 59 |
| 2016/17 | 35.4% | 4.6% | +30.8pp | 75.0% | 21.7% | 13.6% | 92 |
| 2017/18 | 35.3% | 4.8% | +30.5pp | 69.9% | 21.0% | 14.3% | 103 |
| 2018/19 | 30.7% | 4.6% | +26.1pp | 68.0% | 13.6% | 17.2% | 100 |
| 2020/21 | 34.6% | 4.5% | +30.1pp | 69.7% | 20.1% | 14.5% | 99 |
| 2021/22 | 38.6% | 7.1% | +31.5pp | 80.2% | 16.9% | 21.6% | 177 |
| 2022/23 | 34.2% | 6.8% | +27.4pp | 74.5% | 12.9% | 21.2% | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 31.6% | 6.6% | +25.0pp | 71.3% | 12.6% | 19.0% | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 34.8% | 6.2% | +28.5pp | 75.6% | 17.6% | 17.1% | 201 |
27 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2013 | URN 105614 | Good |