Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,006.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
6.2%
of income
In-year balance
-4.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.6% of income.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding3 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,392
Capacity
1,405 (99%)
Free school meals
37.5%
English additional lang.
21.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
96.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£53,668
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,142 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 | £10.5m | £10.1m | £7.0m | 66.5% | +£416k | £1.7m | 16.4% | £7,401 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £10.4m | £7.6m | 75.7% | -£303k | £1.3m | 12.7% | £7,221 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £11.6m | £8.4m | 75.9% | -£509k | £683k | 6.2% | £8,006 |
Teaching staff
£7.6m
66% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£463k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.7m
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 | —* | 52.1 | 76.8% | 53.6% | 36.2% | — | 224 |
* 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 | 98.0 | 14.6 | £46,533 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 93.3 | 15.3 | £45,090 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 98.5 | 14.1 | £46,366 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 98.4 | 14.1 | £49,844 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 96.0 | 14.5 | £53,668 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,123 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.8% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 1,121 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 1,120 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.3% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,125 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1,118 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 1,132 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 14.6% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,138 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 24.5% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 1,139 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 24.6% | 5.4% | 3.0% | 1,146 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 22.8% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 1,142 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 26.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 1,142 |
3 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2013 | — | Outstanding |