Per-pupil income
£7,470.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
12.2%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
4 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,106
Capacity
1,116 (99%)
Free school meals
27.6%
English additional lang.
4.2%
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.
58.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£48,544
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,120 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 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 74.2% | +£317k | £1.3m | 18.7% | £6,286 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.4m | £5.6m | 75.7% | +£10k | £1.3m | 17.4% | £6,728 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.3m | £6.1m | 72.5% | +£49k | £1.0m | 12.2% | £7,471 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
55% of spend
Support staff
£992k
12% of spend
Premises
£685k
8% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
19% 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 | —* | 44.4 | 57.9% | 34.9% | 7.7% | — | 209 |
* 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 | 63.8 | 17.3 | £41,853 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 62.9 | 17.4 | £43,444 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 61.0 | 18.1 | £45,335 | 18.0% | 1.6% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 61.0 | 18.4 | £46,350 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 58.5 | 18.9 | £48,544 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.9% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,074 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.2% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,049 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.0% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,071 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.4% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 1,084 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 8.5% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 1,082 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.3% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1,103 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 8.5% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1,119 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 25.3% | 5.6% | 2.5% | 1,120 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 25.0% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 1,126 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 18.0% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 1,131 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 17.9% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 1,120 |
4 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2009 | URN 119764 | Good |