Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,922.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-5.4%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 69% to 54%.
20 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS2
Pupils on roll
216
Capacity
240 (90%)
Free school meals
24.4%
English additional lang.
0.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–11
Your school compared against 30 similar primary 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.
9.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
23.4
Mean salary
£45,378
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 159 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 | £1.3m | £1.2m | £882k | 67.1% | +£68k | £27k | 2.0% | £5,544 |
| 2022/23 | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.0m | 74.5% | -£40k | -£34k | -2.5% | £5,991 |
| 2023/24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.0m | 72.9% | -£9k | -£77k | -5.4% | £6,922 |
Teaching staff
£603k
42% of spend
Support staff
£238k
17% of spend
Premises
£139k
10% of spend
Other costs
£257k
18% of spend
| Year | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 79.0% | 76.0% | 76.0% | 64.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 54.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 69.0% | — |
| 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 | 10.0 | 24.5 | £36,143 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0 | 23.7 | £39,153 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0 | 20.5 | £41,016 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2023/24 | 13.0 | 15.8 | £42,491 | 30.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0 | 23.4 | £45,378 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 5.8% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 171 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 5.3% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 171 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 172 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.6% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 184 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 196 |
| 2018/19 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 5.7% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 212 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 4.0% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 198 |
| 2021/22 | 4.7% | 7.1% | -2.5pp | 11.2% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 197 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.1pp | 13.8% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% | -1.7pp | 10.8% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% | -1.7pp | 8.2% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 159 |
20 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2014 | URN 111655 | Requires improvement |