Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,458.47
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Elevated: turnover 17.8%.
20 September 2016 · 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
1,312
Capacity
1,230 (107%)
Free school meals
35.7%
English additional lang.
65.5%
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.
85.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£49,213
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,374 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 | £9.0m | £8.3m | £6.0m | 66.4% | +£734k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,334 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £9.2m | £6.5m | 64.8% | +£837k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,134 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £10.0m | £7.0m | 66.0% | +£612k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,458 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
55% of spend
Support staff
£793k
8% of spend
Premises
£1.4m
14% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
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 | —* | 40.3 | 57.3% | 36.6% | 32.1% | — | 262 |
* 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 | 83.2 | 14.3 | £40,925 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 90.2 | 13.6 | £40,430 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 14.4 |
| 2022/23 | 84.6 | 14.7 | £45,809 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2023/24 | 84.5 | 14.8 | £44,832 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2024/25 | 85.1 | 15.4 | £49,213 | —% | 1.2% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 988 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.4% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 938 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.9% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 922 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 14.5% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 958 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 15.2% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 1,049 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 20.5% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 1,193 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 23.6% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 1,266 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 37.3% | 6.0% | 4.3% | 1,275 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 34.5% | 6.5% | 3.8% | 1,300 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 26.9% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 1,311 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 26.4% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 1,374 |
20 September 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2013 | URN 119730 | Good |