Per-pupil income
£6,547.19
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-6.1%
of income
In-year balance
-0.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding18 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
992
Capacity
1,000 (99%)
Free school meals
19.4%
English additional lang.
25.1%
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.
51.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£50,522
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 867 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 | £5.3m | £4.9m | £3.7m | 69.6% | +£306k | £196k | 3.7% | £6,168 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.8m | £4.1m | 71.5% | -£4k | -£68k | -1.2% | £6,609 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.2m | £4.4m | 71.8% | -£32k | -£374k | -6.1% | £6,547 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
61% of spend
Support staff
£244k
4% of spend
Premises
£363k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
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 | —* | 51.2 | 78.0% | 62.6% | 72.4% | — | 123 |
* 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 | 45.4 | 18.6 | £44,506 | 2.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 50.5 | 16.9 | £43,103 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 49.1 | 17.9 | £47,980 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 50.5 | 18.7 | £48,642 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 51.8 | 19.1 | £50,522 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 17.3% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 835 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.2% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 813 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 822 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.8% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 795 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 765 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.2% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 744 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.8% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 708 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 27.1% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 719 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 22.4% | 4.9% | 2.4% | 765 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 22.4% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 836 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 18.6% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 867 |
18 February 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2018 | — | Good |