Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,312.33
+£6042024/25
Staff costs % of income
86.3%
+2.5ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
32.4%
−6.0ppof income
In-year balance
-3.3%
+2.3ppof income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.6% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 86.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.3% of income.
2 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,536
Capacity
1,442 (107%)
Free school meals
11.2%
English additional lang.
17.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
96.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£53,447
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 1,336 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 | £8.4m | £8.2m | £6.5m | 78.2% | +£186k | £4.4m | 52.5% | £5,723 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.2m | £7.2m | 79.0% | -£45k | £4.3m | 46.8% | £6,119 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £10.7m | £8.5m | 83.7% | -£566k | £3.9m | 38.4% | £6,708 |
| 2024/25 | £11.0m | £11.4m | £9.5m | 86.3% | -£362k | £3.6m | 32.4% | £7,312 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
61% of spend
Support staff
£1.4m
12% of spend
Premises
£648k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
11% 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 | —* | 57.3 | 83.8% | 63.3% | 50.6% | — | 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 | — | 16.8 | £42,392 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 5.5 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.2 | £42,557 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 2.2 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 15.7 | £48,632 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 2.9 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.1 | £52,613 | 5.8% | 0.0% | 3.7 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 96.2 | 16.0 | £53,447 | —% | 0.0% | — | 5.1 | 6 |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 8.7% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 1,213 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 8.8% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 1,215 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 8.6% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 1,225 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.5% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,212 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 9.0% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,206 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.4% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 1,231 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.6% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 1,272 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 21.0% | 6.6% | 0.8% | 1,288 |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% | -0.7pp | 14.7% | 5.4% | 0.7% | 1,323 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 15.6% | 5.8% | 0.7% | 1,339 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 13.8% | 5.8% | 0.8% | 1,336 |
2 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2013 | — | Good |