Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,790.58
−£192024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
+4.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-1.3%
+0.2ppof income
In-year balance
+1.6%
+0.7ppof income
Elevated: sickness 8.9 days.
3 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Expected standardInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Strong standardPersonal development
Strong standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,215
Capacity
1,200 (101%)
Free school meals
24.6%
English additional lang.
4.8%
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.
59.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.3
Mean salary
£53,688
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,270 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 | £8.0m | £7.6m | £5.8m | 72.5% | +£338k | £378k | 4.7% | £6,488 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.2m | £6.0m | 70.8% | +£227k | £140k | 1.7% | £6,711 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £9.8m | £6.9m | 69.9% | +£93k | -£149k | -1.5% | £7,809 |
| 2024/25 | £9.6m | £9.4m | £7.1m | 74.0% | +£153k | -£125k | -1.3% | £7,791 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
52% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£187k
2% of spend
Other costs
£2.2m
23% 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 | —* | 47.8 | 74.3% | 57.3% | 47.3% | — | 241 |
* 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 | — | 20.3 | £41,761 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 8.9 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 19.6 | £41,222 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 20.2 | £45,092 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 9.6 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 22.9 | £50,935 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 7.9 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 59.8 | 20.3 | £53,688 | —% | 0.0% | — | 5.0 | 6 |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,239 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.6% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 1,230 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,233 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.5% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 1,237 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 12.3% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1,240 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 10.1% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1,243 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 13.6% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1,255 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 27.4% | 5.7% | 2.7% | 1,264 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 21.7% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 1,275 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 22.1% | 4.8% | 2.9% | 1,277 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 21.8% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 1,270 |
3 February 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2021 | — | Good |
| 5 Dec 2017 | — | Requires improvement |