Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,304.02
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.5%
of income
In-year balance
-2.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.3% of income.
17 September 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
643
Capacity
950 (68%)
Free school meals
56.8%
English additional lang.
6.2%
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.
36.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£53,863
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25 · 678 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 | £6.6m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 74.3% | -£12k | £861k | 13.1% | £8,960 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 75.9% | -£151k | £710k | 11.3% | £9,042 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.4m | £4.4m | 71.3% | -£141k | £340k | 5.5% | £9,304 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
50% of spend
Support staff
£542k
8% of spend
Premises
£127k
2% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
28% 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 | —* | 35.7 | 47.3% | 29.5% | 8.9% | — | 112 |
* 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 | 60.1 | 13.6 | £42,925 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2021/22 | 54.7 | 13.5 | £44,967 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 17.7 |
| 2022/23 | 51.9 | 13.4 | £45,774 | 18.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 43.0 | 15.6 | £48,872 | 24.4% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 36.0 | 17.8 | £53,863 | —% | 2.7% | — |
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 18.1% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 676 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 20.7% | 5.1% | 1.3% | 1,048 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 23.0% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 1,057 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 16.2% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 1,016 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 15.3% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 953 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 20.4% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 964 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 27.0% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 849 |
| 2021/22 | 12.7% | 7.1% | +5.6pp | 43.6% | 7.8% | 4.9% | 776 |
| 2022/23 | 15.0% | 6.8% | +8.2pp | 41.2% | 9.2% | 5.8% | 752 |
| 2023/24 | 13.2% | 6.6% | +6.6pp | 38.5% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 729 |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% | +7.0pp | 36.1% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 678 |
17 September 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2017 | URN 114305 | Requires improvement |