Flags
7
4 high
Per-pupil income
£9,330.84
+£5012024/25
Staff costs % of income
66.1%
+3.6ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.8%
−0.6ppof income
In-year balance
+4.5%
−3.5ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
Most recent Ofsted Report Card noted areas needing attention: Curriculum & teaching, Achievement, Attendance & behaviour, Personal development.
Elevated: turnover 37.2%.
Elevated: turnover 17.6%.
3 February 2026 · Academy First Section 5
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attentionAchievement
Needs attentionInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Needs attentionPersonal development
Needs attentionLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
575
Capacity
600 (96%)
Free school meals
52.5%
English additional lang.
16.9%
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.
25.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
22.6
Mean salary
£52,213
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25 · 574 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 | £3.4m | £3.3m | £2.2m | 64.8% | +£68k | -£420k | -12.3% | £7,992 |
| 2022/23 | £3.1m | £2.8m | £1.7m | 57.3% | +£238k | -£182k | -6.0% | £7,145 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.2m | £2.9m | 62.5% | +£366k | £293k | 6.4% | £8,830 |
| 2024/25 | £5.0m | £4.8m | £3.3m | 66.1% | +£224k | £289k | 5.8% | £9,331 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
50% of spend
Support staff
£499k
10% of spend
Premises
£297k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
25% 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 | —* | 32.2 | 33.3% | 18.7% | 16.0% | — | 75 |
* 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 | 28.0 | 15.3 | £45,476 | 35.0% | 0.0% | 6.3 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 25.8 | — | £42,421 | 37.2% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.5 | £42,660 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 2.7 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.7 | £48,660 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 6.2 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 25.4 | 22.6 | £52,213 | —% | 0.0% | — | 3.0 | 3 |
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 19.9% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 584 |
| 2014/15 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 27.1% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 532 |
| 2015/16 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 24.4% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 532 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 15.9% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 522 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 13.9% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 473 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 473 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.4% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 440 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.3pp | 49.1% | 8.0% | 4.4% | 458 |
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% | +6.0pp | 37.1% | 6.8% | 6.0% | 518 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.8pp | 41.3% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 557 |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% | +6.2pp | 35.5% | 4.5% | 7.9% | 574 |
3 February 2026 · Academy First Section 5
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2022 | — | Inadequate |
| 6 Feb 2019 | URN 104959 | Inadequate |