Flags
8
5 high
Per-pupil income
£8,784.16
+£562024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.0%
+1.5ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+10.7%
+1.1ppof income
Elevated: turnover 32.7%, sickness 8.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.6%.
Elevated: turnover 19.0%, sickness 8.7 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.4%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: sickness 9.4 days.
3 July 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,125
Capacity
1,432 (79%)
Free school meals
41.9%
English additional lang.
14.3%
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.
65.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£47,232
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.1%
Unauthorised absence
7.7%
2024/25 · 1,162 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 | £8.4m | £8.2m | £6.3m | 74.8% | +£250k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,750 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £8.8m | £6.8m | 72.5% | +£605k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,652 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £9.4m | £6.8m | 65.6% | +£996k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,728 |
| 2024/25 | £10.1m | £9.0m | £6.8m | 67.0% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,784 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
53% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
12% of spend
Premises
£350k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
21% 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 | —* | 42.9 | 60.5% | 41.0% | 56.2% | — | 210 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 15.7 | £43,244 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 9.4 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 14.8 | £46,416 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 8.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.1 | £49,097 | 32.7% | 0.0% | 8.1 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 16.3 | £47,554 | 25.4% | 4.1% | 10.4 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 65.5 | 17.2 | £47,232 | —% | 3.0% | — | 8.6 | 10 |
Overall absence
16.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 16.3% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 962 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.5% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 908 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.3% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 889 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.4% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 905 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 19.6% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 945 |
| 2018/19 | 10.8% | 4.6% | +6.2pp | 30.2% | 5.8% | 5.0% | 1,011 |
| 2020/21 | 10.5% | 4.5% | +6.0pp | 31.1% | 7.6% | 2.9% | 1,117 |
| 2021/22 | 15.2% | 7.1% | +8.0pp | 46.5% | 10.9% | 4.2% | 1,148 |
| 2022/23 | 15.6% | 6.8% | +8.8pp | 47.2% | 10.3% | 5.3% | 1,160 |
| 2023/24 | 17.4% | 6.6% | +10.9pp | 44.5% | 9.7% | 7.7% | 1,154 |
| 2024/25 | 16.8% | 6.2% | +10.6pp | 41.9% | 9.1% | 7.7% | 1,162 |
3 July 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2018 | URN 137898 | Inadequate |