Flags
10
8 high
Per-pupil income
£9,947.21
+£1,2762024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.3%
−6.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
6.7%
+1.5ppof income
In-year balance
+6.1%
+6.7ppof income
Elevated: turnover 21.8%, sickness 11.8 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 19.7%, sickness 13.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.7%.
Elevated: turnover 37.5%, sickness 8.9 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 18.0%.
Elevated: turnover 27.0%, vacancy rate 13.8%, sickness 9.9 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement15 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
945
Capacity
1,312 (72%)
Free school meals
43.0%
English additional lang.
4.9%
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.
55.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£53,084
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
45.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.1%
Unauthorised absence
8.6%
2024/25 · 1,066 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 | £7.1m | £7.2m | £5.7m | 80.4% | -£140k | £706k | 10.0% | £6,743 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £8.0m | £6.1m | 71.1% | +£592k | £914k | 10.6% | £8,154 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £9.5m | £7.2m | 76.6% | -£55k | £486k | 5.2% | £8,671 |
| 2024/25 | £10.2m | £9.6m | £7.2m | 70.3% | +£622k | £680k | 6.7% | £9,947 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
51% of spend
Support staff
£1.3m
14% of spend
Premises
£613k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
19% 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 | —* | 30.6 | 28.9% | 13.7% | 13.7% | — | 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 | — | 15.9 | £45,128 | 19.7% | 1.5% | 13.1 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.8 | £44,507 | 37.5% | 1.6% | 8.9 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 17.4 | £49,555 | 27.0% | 13.8% | 9.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 15.8 | £50,586 | 21.8% | 3.0% | 11.8 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 55.1 | 17.2 | £53,084 | —% | 0.0% | — | 4.6 | 5 |
Overall absence
16.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
45.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 17.5% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 918 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.9% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 884 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.3% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 846 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 19.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 883 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 18.9% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 930 |
| 2018/19 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 19.6% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 946 |
| 2020/21 | 9.5% | 4.5% | +5.0pp | 29.6% | 6.8% | 2.7% | 1,057 |
| 2021/22 | 13.8% | 7.1% | +6.6pp | 45.7% | 8.4% | 5.3% | 1,077 |
| 2022/23 | 14.7% | 6.8% | +7.9pp | 42.2% | 7.1% | 7.6% | 1,102 |
| 2023/24 | 18.0% | 6.6% | +11.5pp | 52.1% | 10.0% | 8.1% | 1,150 |
| 2024/25 | 16.7% | 6.2% | +10.5pp | 45.4% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 1,066 |
15 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |
| 4 May 2016 | — | Good |