Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,101.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.1%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.6%.
15 July 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS2
Pupils on roll
560
Capacity
550 (102%)
Free school meals
42.4%
English additional lang.
3.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–11
Your school compared against 30 similar primary 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.
26.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.4
Mean salary
£48,120
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 472 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 | £3.3m | £2.8m | £2.3m | 69.1% | +£457k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,313 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £3.1m | £2.4m | 70.6% | +£331k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,752 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £3.4m | £2.7m | 74.3% | +£219k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,102 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
52% of spend
Support staff
£491k
15% of spend
Premises
£127k
4% of spend
Other costs
£580k
17% of spend
| Year | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77.0% | 68.0% | 78.0% | 57.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 49.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 53.0% | — |
| 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 | 28.5 | 21.1 | £42,805 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 29.0 | 21.1 | £40,222 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2022/23 | 28.8 | 20.7 | £40,670 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 29.6 | 19.9 | £42,242 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2024/25 | 26.8 | 20.4 | £48,120 | —% | 3.6% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 4.6% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 546 |
| 2014/15 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 538 |
| 2015/16 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.0% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 537 |
| 2016/17 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 540 |
| 2017/18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 4.8% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 544 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 8.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 539 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.0% | 2.7% | 1.0% | 514 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 19.1% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 509 |
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% | -1.2pp | 14.1% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 511 |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% | -0.7pp | 17.1% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 484 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 12.9% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 472 |
15 July 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good