Flags
7
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,888.54
+£3202024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
−2.8ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.5%
−0.5ppof income
In-year balance
-0.3%
−3.3ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 28.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
Elevated: turnover 17.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Elevated: sickness 8.5 days.
24 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Expected standardInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Expected standardPersonal development
Expected standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,260
Capacity
1,570 (80%)
Free school meals
24.9%
English additional lang.
19.0%
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.
76.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£51,707
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,338 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 | £9.3m | £8.7m | £7.1m | 75.8% | +£637k | £1.1m | 12.2% | £6,627 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £9.5m | £7.4m | 78.9% | -£135k | £672k | 7.2% | £7,016 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £9.6m | £7.6m | 76.8% | +£301k | £498k | 5.0% | £7,569 |
| 2024/25 | £10.2m | £10.2m | £7.5m | 74.0% | -£28k | £461k | 4.5% | £7,889 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
57% of spend
Support staff
£702k
7% of spend
Premises
£817k
8% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
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 | —* | 46.5 | 71.8% | 50.6% | 45.6% | — | 259 |
* 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 | — | 15.9 | £44,342 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 2.6 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 14.3 | £42,577 | 28.3% | 0.0% | 4.0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.6 | £45,001 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.1 | £47,841 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 8.5 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 76.8 | 16.4 | £51,707 | —% | 0.0% | — | 6.7 | 8 |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 14.7% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 1,446 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,455 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.0% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 1,495 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.8% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 1,533 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 16.4% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 1,535 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.7% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1,518 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.3% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1,455 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 28.9% | 6.4% | 3.0% | 1,445 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 31.7% | 5.9% | 4.2% | 1,367 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 30.6% | 5.6% | 4.3% | 1,348 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 24.1% | 5.5% | 3.4% | 1,338 |
24 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2023 | — | Requires improvement |
| 28 Jan 2020 | — | Good |