Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£45,373.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
2.8%
of income
In-year balance
-7.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 35.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 40.7%.
Elevated: sickness 11.4 days.
20 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
165
Capacity
169 (98%)
Free school meals
75.8%
English additional lang.
1.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 9–16
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.
23.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.9
Mean salary
£45,672
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
40.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
79.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
21.8%
Unauthorised absence
18.9%
2024/25 · 170 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 | £4.9m | £4.3m | £2.9m | 59.8% | +£635k | £705k | 14.4% | £40,793 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £6.0m | £3.9m | 64.8% | -£21k | £684k | 11.4% | £46,385 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £7.5m | £4.8m | 68.0% | -£491k | £193k | 2.8% | £45,374 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
24% of spend
Support staff
£1.5m
20% of spend
Premises
£318k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.4m
32% 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 | —* | 4.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 30 |
* 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 | 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 18.0 | 7.3 | £39,751 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 18.0 | 6.7 | £43,725 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2022/23 | 18.0 | 7.2 | £40,278 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 18.0 | 8.6 | £41,213 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2024/25 | 23.8 | 6.9 | £45,672 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
40.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
79.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
21.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
18.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 32.0% | 4.4% | +27.6pp | 75.4% | 17.0% | 15.0% | 69 |
| 2014/15 | 30.2% | 4.5% | +25.7pp | 69.8% | 16.9% | 13.3% | 86 |
| 2015/16 | 18.7% | 4.5% | +14.2pp | 64.3% | 10.2% | 8.5% | 70 |
| 2016/17 | 25.0% | 4.6% | +20.4pp | 67.3% | 14.0% | 11.1% | 107 |
| 2017/18 | 30.5% | 4.8% | +25.7pp | 71.3% | 11.6% | 18.9% | 108 |
| 2018/19 | 32.7% | 4.6% | +28.1pp | 72.5% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 138 |
| 2020/21 | 37.0% | 4.5% | +32.5pp | 77.7% | 18.9% | 18.1% | 139 |
| 2021/22 | 30.1% | 7.1% | +22.9pp | 67.4% | 11.6% | 18.5% | 132 |
| 2022/23 | 32.3% | 6.8% | +25.5pp | 73.2% | 10.4% | 21.9% | 138 |
| 2023/24 | 35.8% | 6.6% | +29.2pp | 84.2% | 14.2% | 21.6% | 158 |
| 2024/25 | 40.7% | 6.2% | +34.5pp | 79.4% | 21.8% | 18.9% | 170 |
20 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2012 | URN 105623 | Good |