Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£5,592.31
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-7.1%
of income
In-year balance
-3.3%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.3% of income.
24 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,036
Capacity
1,065 (97%)
Free school meals
4.8%
English additional lang.
7.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
58.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£50,476
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25 · 804 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 | £5.7m | £5.5m | £4.2m | 73.3% | +£202k | -£982k | -17.1% | £5,757 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £4.5m | 70.3% | +£171k | -£812k | -12.7% | £8,354 |
| 2023/24 | £5.8m | £6.0m | £4.3m | 73.5% | -£192k | -£411k | -7.1% | £5,592 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
58% of spend
Support staff
£385k
6% of spend
Premises
£548k
9% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
20% 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 | —* | 64.8 | 96.3% | 87.5% | 63.8% | — | 160 |
* 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 | 54.2 | 17.6 | £43,658 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 56.8 | 17.5 | £42,828 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 60.2 | 17.2 | £43,632 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 60.8 | 17.1 | £47,489 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 58.2 | 17.8 | £50,476 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 6.0% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 613 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.9% | 3.9% | 0.2% | 612 |
| 2015/16 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 4.9% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 635 |
| 2016/17 | 3.0% | 4.6% | -1.6pp | 3.9% | 2.9% | 0.1% | 638 |
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 5.6% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 646 |
| 2018/19 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 5.3% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 663 |
| 2020/21 | 2.5% | 4.5% | -2.0pp | 3.2% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 741 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 17.0% | 6.1% | 0.3% | 770 |
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% | -1.5pp | 15.2% | 4.9% | 0.4% | 807 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 12.5% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 809 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -0.9pp | 10.1% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 804 |
24 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2009 | URN 112428 | Outstanding |