Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,745.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
18.5%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.4%.
Elevated: turnover 17.8%.
25 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
602
Capacity
814 (74%)
Free school meals
51.2%
English additional lang.
2.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in North East, 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.
40.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.7
Mean salary
£53,481
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 648 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 | £2.4m | £2.3m | £1.7m | 69.1% | +£120k | £263k | 11.0% | £3,517 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.1m | £3.7m | 64.9% | +£662k | £814k | 14.1% | £8,544 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.7m | £3.8m | 62.4% | +£413k | £1.1m | 18.5% | £9,746 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
48% of spend
Support staff
£159k
3% of spend
Premises
£171k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
30% 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 | —* | 39.4 | 50.0% | 24.2% | 15.6% | — | 128 |
* 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 | 47.6 | 16.0 | £40,366 | 26.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 44.5 | 15.3 | £41,221 | 35.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 39.2 | 17.2 | £46,074 | 12.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 39.4 | 15.9 | £48,758 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 40.9 | 14.7 | £53,481 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.3% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 694 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.8% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 696 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 725 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.7% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 754 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 16.8% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 755 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 21.6% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 802 |
| 2020/21 | 11.5% | 4.5% | +7.0pp | 37.3% | 7.5% | 4.0% | 797 |
| 2021/22 | 14.5% | 7.1% | +7.3pp | 48.6% | 8.4% | 6.1% | 734 |
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% | +6.6pp | 44.8% | 8.0% | 5.4% | 736 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 41.8% | 6.9% | 5.4% | 668 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.1pp | 36.9% | 6.8% | 4.5% | 648 |
25 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2017 | URN 114301 | Requires improvement |