Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,813.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
20.3%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
17 January 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,056
Capacity
1,140 (93%)
Free school meals
30.7%
English additional lang.
6.3%
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.
66.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£54,094
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 956 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 | £7.5m | £6.7m | £5.0m | 66.8% | +£809k | £1.5m | 19.3% | £6,536 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 73.1% | +£224k | £1.6m | 20.8% | £6,917 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.4m | £6.1m | 70.7% | +£259k | £1.8m | 20.3% | £7,814 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
62% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£303k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
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 | —* | 41.3 | 56.1% | 31.0% | 10.7% | — | 187 |
* 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 | 72.3 | 16.3 | £42,307 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 70.9 | 16.2 | £43,701 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 67.0 | 16.7 | £47,018 | 9.4% | 1.5% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 70.3 | 15.7 | £50,034 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 66.7 | 15.8 | £54,094 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 13.0% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 917 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.4% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 936 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 11.4% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 933 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.0% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1,003 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 971 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 969 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.6% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 1,065 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 34.5% | 7.3% | 3.2% | 1,062 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 27.7% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 1,001 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 32.9% | 6.8% | 4.8% | 984 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 29.6% | 6.7% | 4.4% | 956 |
17 January 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2019 | — | Requires improvement |