Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,393.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-35.9%
of income
In-year balance
-6.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.6% of income.
8 February 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
937
Capacity
1,100 (85%)
Free school meals
36.0%
English additional lang.
6.0%
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.
56.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£45,591
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.
28.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 927 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 | £5.0m | £5.4m | £3.7m | 74.0% | -£371k | -£938k | -18.6% | £6,239 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £6.9m | £4.5m | 75.0% | -£835k | -£2.0m | -33.7% | £6,572 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £8.5m | £5.5m | 68.6% | -£530k | -£2.9m | -35.9% | £8,393 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
49% of spend
Support staff
£324k
4% of spend
Premises
£1.1m
13% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
22% 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 | —* | 44.5 | 60.5% | 42.1% | 48.0% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 46.4 | 15.5 | £38,077 | 18.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 49.4 | 16.4 | £38,396 | 16.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 59.8 | 15.3 | £39,228 | 21.7% | 1.6% | — |
| 2023/24 | 59.9 | 15.9 | £41,914 | 24.2% | 3.2% | 12.0 |
| 2024/25 | 56.4 | 16.6 | £45,591 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 695 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.5% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 666 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.5% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 632 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.2% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 560 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 13.1% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 519 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 12.3% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 535 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.6% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 635 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 30.5% | 6.5% | 2.2% | 745 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 32.3% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 877 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 35.9% | 6.1% | 4.6% | 939 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 28.8% | 6.5% | 2.9% | 927 |
8 February 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2015 | URN 114327 | Requires improvement |