Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,597.12
+£6352024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.4%
−7.5ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
+1.6ppof income
In-year balance
+4.3%
+6.7ppof income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.4% of income.
Elevated: sickness 12.5 days.
Elevated: sickness 9.9 days.
27 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Expected standardInclusion
Strong standardAttendance & behaviour
Expected standardPersonal development
Strong standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS2
Pupils on roll
521
Capacity
512 (102%)
Free school meals
11.9%
English additional lang.
0.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 9–13
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.
26.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£55,408
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 561 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 | £2.9m | £2.9m | £2.1m | 72.4% | +£61k | £178k | 6.1% | £5,356 |
| 2022/23 | £3.2m | £3.3m | £2.3m | 72.7% | -£55k | £148k | 4.6% | £5,792 |
| 2023/24 | £3.3m | £3.4m | £2.6m | 78.9% | -£80k | -£54k | -1.6% | £5,962 |
| 2024/25 | £3.7m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 71.4% | +£157k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,597 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
57% of spend
Support staff
£366k
10% of spend
Premises
£220k
6% of spend
Other costs
£671k
19% 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 | 83.0% | 63.0% | 67.0% | 54.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 63.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 65.0% | — |
| 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) | 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 | — | 19.3 | £41,527 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 8.2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 18.3 | £42,393 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 6.1 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 20.0 | £47,874 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 12.5 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 19.7 | £47,704 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 9.9 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 26.8 | 19.4 | £55,408 | —% | 0.0% | — | 1.0 | 1 |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.1% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 516 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.0% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 517 |
| 2015/16 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 3.8% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 521 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 4.5% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 533 |
| 2017/18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 3.8% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 532 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 529 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 5.2% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 524 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 14.3% | 5.3% | 1.2% | 551 |
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% | -1.3pp | 13.0% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 560 |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 17.6% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 564 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.0pp | 13.0% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 561 |
27 January 2026 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2022 | — | Good |
| 13 Mar 2018 | — | Requires improvement |