Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,462.35
+£8212024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
−3.6ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
9.1%
+2.9ppof income
In-year balance
+10.2%
+7.4ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
Elevated: turnover 37.4%, vacancy rate 7.3%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good15 October 2024 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,327
Capacity
1,350 (98%)
Free school meals
59.1%
English additional lang.
35.9%
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.
93.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.2
Mean salary
£53,677
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 1,410 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 | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.1m | 71.2% | -£11k | £257k | 15.9% | £1,248 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £10.1m | £7.5m | 74.1% | -£77k | £1.1m | 10.8% | £7,692 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £10.8m | £8.1m | 72.4% | +£312k | £691k | 6.2% | £8,642 |
| 2024/25 | £12.6m | £11.3m | £8.6m | 68.8% | +£1.3m | £1.1m | 9.1% | £9,462 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
57% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
10% of spend
Premises
£640k
6% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
18% 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 | —* | 37.8 | 47.5% | 25.9% | 17.6% | — | 278 |
* 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 | — | 16.6 | £41,290 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 6.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 17.3 | £40,042 | 37.4% | 7.3% | 7.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.5 | £43,963 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 4.4 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 15.4 | £50,057 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 2.6 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 93.4 | 14.2 | £53,677 | —% | 0.0% | — | 7.0 | 7 |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.8% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1,104 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.1% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 1,132 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.0% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 1,151 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 16.3% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 1,185 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 18.3% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 1,254 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.9% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 1,278 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 12.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1,376 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 29.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 1,419 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 32.9% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 1,414 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 20.1% | 2.4% | 5.4% | 1,408 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 16.4% | 2.5% | 4.6% | 1,410 |
15 October 2024 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2022 | — | Inadequate |