Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,611.41
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.1%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,258
Capacity
1,450 (87%)
Free school meals
19.5%
English additional lang.
6.4%
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.
88.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.2
Mean salary
£50,698
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,175 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 | £8.6m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 72.2% | +£548k | £870k | 10.1% | £6,027 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.1m | £6.7m | 71.1% | +£339k | £839k | 8.9% | £6,845 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £10.1m | £7.6m | 75.5% | -£106k | £308k | 3.1% | £7,611 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
57% of spend
Support staff
£170k
2% of spend
Premises
£446k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.1m
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 | —* | 44.9 | 69.2% | 42.4% | 51.3% | — | 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 | 88.3 | 15.8 | £42,255 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 83.3 | 17.2 | £43,324 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 81.7 | 16.8 | £42,716 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 85.3 | 15.4 | £45,615 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 88.7 | 14.2 | £50,698 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 10.5% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,160 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.4% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 1,162 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.6% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,162 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,147 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.6% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,178 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.8% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1,199 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.0% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,231 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 32.1% | 7.7% | 2.1% | 1,262 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 26.3% | 6.3% | 2.8% | 1,221 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 22.6% | 6.2% | 3.2% | 1,189 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 20.7% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 1,175 |
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2009 | URN 114328 | Outstanding |