Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,573.64
+£4662024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
+0.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
28.4%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+13.7%
+0.8ppof income
Elevated: turnover 19.9%.
13 March 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,038
Capacity
1,050 (99%)
Free school meals
33.8%
English additional lang.
6.0%
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.
72.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£53,665
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,075 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 | £5.2m | 76.1% | +£492k | £1.7m | 24.5% | £6,827 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.1m | £5.0m | 68.0% | +£1.3m | £2.1m | 28.5% | £7,417 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.1m | £5.7m | 70.4% | +£1.1m | £2.3m | 28.4% | £8,107 |
| 2024/25 | £8.8m | £7.6m | £6.3m | 70.8% | +£1.2m | £2.5m | 28.4% | £8,574 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
66% of spend
Support staff
£853k
11% of spend
Premises
£299k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
14% 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 | —* | 55.5 | 85.8% | 70.5% | 27.9% | — | 190 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 14.6 | £42,687 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 15.6 | £43,825 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 2.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 14.4 | £46,304 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 3.8 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 14.4 | £47,003 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 3.0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 72.0 | 14.4 | £53,665 | —% | 0.0% | — | 4.7 | 5 |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 17.9% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 997 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.7% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 969 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 993 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.1% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1,013 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,023 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.6% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 1,032 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.8% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 1,046 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 23.6% | 4.9% | 3.1% | 1,054 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 24.7% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 1,054 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 19.7% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 1,067 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 15.5% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 1,075 |
13 March 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2016 | — | Requires improvement |