Flags
11
4 high
Per-pupil income
£9,636.21
+£8132024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.8%
−0.1ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
-1.6%
+3.7ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.2% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 20.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Elevated: turnover 18.1%.
Elevated: turnover 37.6%.
Elevated: turnover 45.0%.
Elevated: turnover 18.3%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement7 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
580
Capacity
600 (97%)
Free school meals
51.6%
English additional lang.
8.1%
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.
39.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£48,873
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25 · 684 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 | £3.4m | £3.7m | £2.9m | 83.8% | -£218k | £11k | 0.3% | £6,926 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 75.5% | -£2k | -£181k | -4.0% | £7,945 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.6m | £4.1m | 77.9% | -£277k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,824 |
| 2024/25 | £5.8m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 77.8% | -£90k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,636 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
51% of spend
Support staff
£1.0m
18% of spend
Premises
£432k
7% of spend
Other costs
£945k
16% 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 | —* | 31.1 | 43.2% | 28.4% | 9.5% | — | 95 |
* 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 | — | 20.6 | £42,357 | 45.0% | 0.0% | 2.6 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 18.2 | £40,003 | 29.2% | 0.0% | 4.2 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 15.7 | £44,168 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 7.6 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 13.9 | £46,252 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 5.4 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 39.9 | 14.5 | £48,873 | —% | 2.4% | — | 4.5 | 5 |
Overall absence
14.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 19.6% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 567 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.8% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 573 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 23.1% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 575 |
| 2016/17 | 10.0% | 4.6% | +5.4pp | 30.4% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 555 |
| 2017/18 | 10.8% | 4.8% | +6.1pp | 34.4% | 6.0% | 4.8% | 500 |
| 2018/19 | 9.8% | 4.6% | +5.2pp | 29.3% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 468 |
| 2020/21 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 28.9% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 502 |
| 2021/22 | 14.4% | 7.1% | +7.3pp | 47.5% | 8.3% | 6.2% | 564 |
| 2022/23 | 20.5% | 6.8% | +13.7pp | 54.7% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 607 |
| 2023/24 | 17.7% | 6.6% | +11.2pp | 51.5% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 655 |
| 2024/25 | 14.4% | 6.2% | +8.2pp | 42.3% | 6.5% | 7.9% | 684 |
7 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2019 | — | Good |