Per-pupil income
£7,809.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-1.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
28 September 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,230
Capacity
1,200 (102%)
Free school meals
22.8%
English additional lang.
3.7%
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.
53.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
22.9
Mean salary
£50,935
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 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
49% of spend
Support staff
£397k
4% of spend
Premises
£166k
2% of spend
Other costs
£2.7m
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 | —* | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 63.7 | 19.5 | £40,931 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 60.4 | 20.3 | £41,761 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 64.1 | 19.6 | £41,222 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 62.6 | 20.2 | £45,092 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2024/25 | 53.8 | 22.9 | £50,935 | —% | 0.0% | — |
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 |
28 September 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2017 | — | Requires improvement |