Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,918.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
51.4%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
6 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,211
Capacity
1,207 (100%)
Free school meals
40.2%
English additional lang.
36.8%
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.
83.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£50,863
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,072 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 | £8.4m | £7.0m | £5.1m | 61.1% | +£1.4m | £5.0m | 59.0% | £6,949 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 69.3% | +£502k | £5.2m | 61.5% | £6,830 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £9.7m | £6.5m | 66.7% | +£116k | £5.0m | 51.4% | £7,918 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
59% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£457k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.7m
28% 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 | —* | 49.0 | 69.7% | 51.5% | 60.6% | — | 198 |
* 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 | 77.7 | 15.5 | £40,028 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2021/22 | 82.2 | 14.7 | £41,153 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 83.4 | 14.8 | £44,463 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 80.1 | 15.4 | £47,400 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 83.9 | 14.4 | £50,863 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.0% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 891 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.2% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 901 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 8.0% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 915 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 9.2% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 944 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.4% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 961 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.1% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 991 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.8% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,023 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 28.7% | 7.3% | 1.7% | 1,020 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 29.0% | 7.3% | 2.9% | 1,045 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 24.0% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 1,050 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 22.8% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 1,072 |
6 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2021 | — | Requires improvement |