Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,660.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
11.4%
of income
In-year balance
+6.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
15 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,392
Capacity
1,264 (110%)
Free school meals
32.8%
English additional lang.
5.6%
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.
94.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£50,073
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 1,243 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 | £8.9m | £7.9m | £6.2m | 69.4% | +£994k | £831k | 9.4% | £6,158 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £9.4m | £6.8m | 66.5% | +£744k | £1.1m | 10.9% | £6,957 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £10.3m | £7.6m | 69.4% | +£721k | £1.3m | 11.4% | £7,661 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
61% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
10% of spend
Premises
£497k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.2m
21% 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 | —* | 49.0 | 72.9% | 49.0% | 49.4% | — | 251 |
* 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 | 81.7 | 17.3 | £42,590 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 86.7 | 16.6 | £45,028 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 94.2 | 15.5 | £45,036 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 94.1 | 15.3 | £48,682 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 94.0 | 14.8 | £50,073 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 14.1% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 1,003 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1,002 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1,002 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.2% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1,021 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 13.1% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 1,053 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 1,110 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.6% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 1,207 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 34.7% | 6.5% | 4.1% | 1,259 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 30.8% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 1,263 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 26.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 1,256 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 23.0% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 1,243 |
15 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2014 | — | Good |