Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,384.02
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+5.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
Elevated: turnover 17.6%.
Elevated: turnover 16.8%.
19 June 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,027
Capacity
1,350 (76%)
Free school meals
43.7%
English additional lang.
7.3%
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.
62.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£46,192
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
6.6%
2024/25 · 1,080 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 | £6.8m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 68.1% | +£535k | £1.8m | 26.1% | £7,134 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.2m | £5.2m | 69.3% | +£290k | £2.1m | 27.4% | £7,283 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.2m | £6.1m | 69.5% | +£468k | £505k | 5.8% | £8,384 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
50% of spend
Support staff
£794k
10% of spend
Premises
£356k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
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 | —* | 37.7 | 40.9% | 25.6% | 26.7% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 56.0 | 16.9 | £41,188 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 63.6 | 15.1 | £40,547 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 60.7 | 17.1 | £43,400 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 66.1 | 15.7 | £44,825 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 11.1 |
| 2024/25 | 62.3 | 16.5 | £46,192 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.7% | 4.4% | +4.3pp | 25.3% | 5.8% | 2.8% | 1,158 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.9% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 1,045 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 16.1% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 941 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 15.7% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 905 |
| 2017/18 | 8.3% | 4.8% | +3.6pp | 21.8% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 869 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 17.0% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 888 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 22.6% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 978 |
| 2021/22 | 12.1% | 7.1% | +5.0pp | 38.7% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 995 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 32.4% | 3.7% | 7.6% | 1,086 |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 33.0% | 3.1% | 8.6% | 1,094 |
| 2024/25 | 12.1% | 6.2% | +5.9pp | 31.6% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 1,080 |
19 June 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2022 | — | Requires improvement |