Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,950.99
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-1.4%
of income
In-year balance
+3.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.6%.
27 September 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,357
Capacity
1,490 (91%)
Free school meals
19.9%
English additional lang.
2.9%
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.
81.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£48,663
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,213 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 | £7.3m | £7.0m | £5.2m | 70.8% | +£335k | £127k | 1.7% | £6,123 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 71.2% | +£205k | -£25k | -0.3% | £6,330 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £9.2m | £6.6m | 69.2% | +£302k | -£133k | -1.4% | £6,951 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
55% of spend
Support staff
£463k
5% of spend
Premises
£412k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.2m
24% 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 | —* | 45.5 | 67.1% | 41.1% | 44.9% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 70.4 | 16.4 | £44,169 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 67.4 | 17.8 | £43,694 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 73.2 | 17.8 | £44,951 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 77.0 | 17.8 | £49,903 | 15.3% | 1.3% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 81.0 | 16.8 | £48,663 | —% | 3.6% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 14.5% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 1,000 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.8% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 1,005 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.3% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 1,013 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.8% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 1,036 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.6% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 1,037 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.0% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1,023 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.1% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1,031 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 27.0% | 6.6% | 1.7% | 1,067 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 27.7% | 6.9% | 1.9% | 1,154 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 25.7% | 5.9% | 2.8% | 1,205 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 25.4% | 6.2% | 3.1% | 1,213 |
27 September 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2019 | — | Requires improvement |