Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,922.79
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
23.3%
of income
In-year balance
+8.0%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.7%.
24 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,306
Capacity
1,400 (93%)
Free school meals
21.0%
English additional lang.
17.5%
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.
83.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£47,508
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,126 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 | £8.2m | £7.6m | £5.9m | 72.7% | +£578k | £1.7m | 20.7% | £6,098 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £8.1m | £6.0m | 69.8% | +£486k | £1.8m | 21.0% | £6,442 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.4m | £6.4m | 69.9% | +£732k | £2.1m | 23.3% | £6,923 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
65% of spend
Support staff
£285k
3% of spend
Premises
£413k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
19% 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 | —* | 50.7 | 71.4% | 47.8% | 69.5% | — | 203 |
* 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 | 95.4 | 14.5 | £41,636 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 94.8 | 14.1 | £42,766 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 88.4 | 15.0 | £43,968 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2023/24 | 81.6 | 16.2 | £45,344 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 83.7 | 15.6 | £47,508 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.1% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,029 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.7% | 5.2% | 0.7% | 1,027 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 1,033 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.8% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 1,042 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 12.7% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 1,052 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.8% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 1,093 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.0% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,118 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 25.7% | 6.2% | 1.8% | 1,117 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 22.5% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 1,113 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 23.2% | 4.6% | 2.8% | 1,115 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 21.6% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 1,126 |
24 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2013 | — | Outstanding |