Per-pupil income
£7,652.94
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
15.6%
of income
In-year balance
+4.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
14 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,496
Capacity
1,465 (102%)
Free school meals
23.7%
English additional lang.
15.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
94.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£52,263
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,297 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 | £10.1m | £9.2m | £7.2m | 71.6% | +£873k | £2.3m | 22.3% | £6,677 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £9.9m | £7.4m | 75.4% | -£12k | £1.8m | 18.4% | £6,545 |
| 2023/24 | £11.7m | £11.2m | £8.8m | 74.7% | +£472k | £1.8m | 15.6% | £7,653 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
62% of spend
Support staff
£351k
3% of spend
Premises
£544k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
17% 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 | —* | 53.2 | 75.9% | 55.4% | 69.1% | — | 249 |
* 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 | 80.4 | 18.9 | £42,912 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 87.4 | 17.3 | £42,631 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2022/23 | 89.6 | 16.8 | £45,289 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 93.8 | 16.3 | £46,951 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 94.2 | 15.9 | £52,263 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.9% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 1,016 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.7% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1,054 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 8.3% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1,113 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.9% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,156 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.8% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,210 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.9% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1,222 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,288 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 21.7% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 1,302 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | 0.0pp | 16.7% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 1,283 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 16.3% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 1,281 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 15.3% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 1,297 |
14 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2014 | — | Outstanding |