Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,699.3
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
4.7%
of income
In-year balance
-8.8%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.8% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.5%.
6 October 2021 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
469
Capacity
675 (69%)
Free school meals
29.6%
English additional lang.
0.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
27.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£52,538
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 495 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 | £2.7m | £2.6m | £1.9m | 69.8% | +£104k | £660k | 24.7% | £7,283 |
| 2022/23 | £2.9m | £2.9m | £2.0m | 68.0% | +£2k | £505k | 17.2% | £7,599 |
| 2023/24 | £3.3m | £3.6m | £2.5m | 74.2% | -£291k | £155k | 4.7% | £7,699 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
46% of spend
Support staff
£177k
5% of spend
Premises
£104k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.0m
29% 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 | —* | 45.6 | 65.4% | 38.5% | 16.7% | — | 78 |
* 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 | 25.4 | 14.5 | £47,223 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 23.8 | 15.4 | £49,106 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 25.1 | 15.4 | £46,617 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 24.6 | 17.4 | £50,482 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 27.6 | 17.0 | £52,538 | —% | 3.5% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 17.7% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 553 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.7% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 550 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.0% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 551 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 6.4% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 535 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 14.3% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 518 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.6% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 465 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.4% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 384 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 31.7% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 394 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 28.8% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 34.6% | 5.5% | 4.8% | 451 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 28.5% | 5.7% | 4.4% | 495 |
6 October 2021 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2017 | URN 137234 | Requires improvement |