Flags
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1 high
Per-pupil income
£24,354.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
45.7%
of income
In-year balance
+11.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
27 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
251
Capacity
149 (168%)
Free school meals
68.9%
English additional lang.
44.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
31.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.0
Mean salary
£53,924
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 188 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 | £4.0m | £3.4m | £3.1m | 76.0% | +£672k | £1.9m | 47.4% | £21,843 |
| 2022/23 | £4.2m | £4.0m | £3.2m | 77.3% | +£150k | £1.9m | 45.1% | £22,392 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £4.8m | £4.2m | 77.1% | +£603k | £2.5m | 45.7% | £24,354 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
42% of spend
Support staff
£1.4m
30% of spend
Premises
£302k
6% of spend
Other costs
£339k
7% 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 26 |
* 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 | 25.9 | 7.1 | £46,954 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 26.1 | 7.1 | £49,074 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 24.1 | 7.7 | £51,615 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 29.1 | 7.7 | £50,188 | 3.4% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 31.5 | 8.0 | £53,924 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +2.9pp | 18.9% | 5.7% | 1.6% | 90 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 20.9% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 91 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 20.2% | 5.1% | 1.3% | 94 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 5.0% | 0.3% | 98 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 21.1% | 6.6% | 0.4% | 109 |
| 2018/19 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 22.1% | 7.6% | 0.5% | 122 |
| 2020/21 | 26.4% | 4.5% | +21.9pp | 93.7% | 25.6% | 0.8% | 127 |
| 2021/22 | 12.8% | 7.1% | +5.7pp | 46.5% | 12.5% | 0.4% | 116 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 33.6% | 9.7% | 0.7% | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 34.4% | 9.9% | 1.2% | 154 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 34.6% | 9.3% | 1.1% | 188 |
27 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding