Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,964.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
10.4%
of income
In-year balance
-9.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.2% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
15 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
734
Capacity
785 (94%)
Free school meals
35.6%
English additional lang.
12.3%
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.
43.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£51,161
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 794 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 | £5.3m | £5.0m | £4.0m | 76.6% | +£221k | £812k | 15.5% | £6,785 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.4m | £4.3m | 75.0% | +£361k | £1.2m | 20.2% | £7,512 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £6.5m | £4.4m | 73.4% | -£550k | £623k | 10.4% | £7,964 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
47% of spend
Support staff
£571k
9% of spend
Premises
£868k
13% of spend
Other costs
£1.3m
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 | —* | 33.1 | 39.0% | 22.6% | 6.2% | — | 146 |
* 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 | 50.8 | 15.2 | £42,295 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 51.8 | 14.9 | £42,510 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 11.7 |
| 2022/23 | 51.4 | 15.0 | £42,218 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 50.6 | 14.8 | £45,966 | 13.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 16.8 | £51,161 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 12.6% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 645 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.4% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 654 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 711 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.6% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 712 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 17.2% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 744 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 18.1% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 774 |
| 2020/21 | 9.5% | 4.5% | +5.0pp | 29.0% | 7.9% | 1.6% | 793 |
| 2021/22 | 14.2% | 7.1% | +7.1pp | 44.1% | 10.0% | 4.2% | 807 |
| 2022/23 | 14.7% | 6.8% | +7.9pp | 44.6% | 8.9% | 5.8% | 809 |
| 2023/24 | 17.5% | 6.6% | +10.9pp | 48.6% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 803 |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% | +6.3pp | 39.2% | 6.8% | 5.7% | 794 |
15 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2018 | URN 119743 | Requires improvement |