Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£10,174.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-36.1%
of income
In-year balance
-1.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 29.6%, sickness 9.5 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 21.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.0% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: vacancy rate 9.4%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
296
Capacity
620 (48%)
Free school meals
44.6%
English additional lang.
8.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
19.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£40,802
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
9.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
17.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
49.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.1%
Unauthorised absence
9.7%
2024/25 · 198 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 | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.1m | 64.2% | +£96k | -£976k | -57.2% | £8,202 |
| 2022/23 | £2.1m | £2.0m | £1.3m | 65.3% | +£13k | -£952k | -46.2% | £8,281 |
| 2023/24 | £2.7m | £2.8m | £1.8m | 66.2% | -£28k | -£993k | -36.1% | £10,174 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
45% of spend
Support staff
£373k
13% of spend
Premises
£160k
6% of spend
Other costs
£796k
29% 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 | —* | 23.0 | 21.7% | 14.1% | 0.0% | — | 92 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 15.8 | 12.8 | £47,287 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 14.2 | 14.6 | £47,167 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 0.7 |
| 2022/23 | 16.2 | 15.4 | £41,483 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 9.5 |
| 2023/24 | 17.4 | 15.5 | £40,971 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 19.3 | 15.4 | £40,802 | —% | 9.4% | — |
Overall absence
17.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
49.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 18.6% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 118 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 25.2% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 270 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 15.9% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 176 |
| 2020/21 | 9.3% | 4.5% | +4.8pp | 35.9% | 5.7% | 3.5% | 117 |
| 2021/22 | 13.9% | 7.1% | +6.8pp | 45.3% | 8.1% | 5.8% | 148 |
| 2022/23 | 17.3% | 6.8% | +10.5pp | 51.0% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 21.6% | 6.6% | +15.0pp | 53.6% | 8.1% | 13.6% | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 17.8% | 6.2% | +11.6pp | 49.0% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 198 |
12 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2019 | — | Good |