Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,203.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.3%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate17 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,124
Capacity
1,150 (98%)
Free school meals
26.7%
English additional lang.
1.8%
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.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£45,547
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 992 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 | £8.0m | £7.9m | £5.9m | 72.9% | +£98k | £677k | 8.4% | £6,603 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.9m | £6.1m | 73.7% | +£445k | £1.1m | 12.8% | £8,168 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £9.1m | £7.1m | 75.1% | +£355k | £1.3m | 13.3% | £8,204 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
51% of spend
Support staff
£1.6m
17% of spend
Premises
£508k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
16% 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 | —* | 40.8 | 51.9% | 32.0% | 24.9% | — | 181 |
* 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 | 66.7 | 18.0 | £41,301 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 69.6 | 17.5 | £42,254 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 71.2 | 17.0 | £42,074 | 26.0% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 64.8 | 17.7 | £44,179 | 26.9% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 18.3 | £45,547 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.7% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 862 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.0% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 881 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.7% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 962 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0pp | 11.0% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 979 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 11.4% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 1,031 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,053 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.1% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,016 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 28.0% | 8.0% | 1.0% | 1,042 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 32.6% | 8.5% | 1.4% | 1,044 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 27.9% | 7.9% | 2.3% | 1,017 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 24.1% | 7.2% | 2.8% | 992 |
17 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2017 | — | Outstanding |