Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,694.99
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.7%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.2%.
19 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
881
Capacity
900 (98%)
Free school meals
39.4%
English additional lang.
0.6%
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.
59.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£51,280
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 915 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 | £5.8m | £4.4m | 67.7% | +£763k | £840k | 12.8% | £6,827 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £6.7m | £4.9m | 63.0% | +£1.0m | £929k | 12.0% | £8,002 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £7.9m | £5.5m | 69.0% | +£98k | £1.1m | 13.7% | £8,695 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
51% of spend
Support staff
£324k
4% of spend
Premises
£177k
2% of spend
Other costs
£2.2m
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 | —* | 46.9 | 69.0% | 56.3% | 32.2% | — | 174 |
* 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 | 58.4 | 15.8 | £41,953 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 64.0 | 15.0 | £41,497 | 10.6% | 3.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 63.2 | 15.3 | £44,671 | 15.7% | 1.6% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 60.2 | 15.2 | £48,340 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2024/25 | 59.6 | 14.8 | £51,280 | —% | 3.2% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 12.7% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 717 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 719 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 723 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 19.2% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 759 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 15.7% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 789 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.7% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 845 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.4% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 952 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 32.9% | 7.2% | 2.6% | 982 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 31.8% | 7.2% | 2.9% | 996 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 28.3% | 5.9% | 3.7% | 952 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 32.1% | 8.1% | 3.4% | 915 |
19 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2011 | URN 114296 | Outstanding |