Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,546.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
19.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,340
Capacity
1,506 (89%)
Free school meals
11.7%
English additional lang.
1.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
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.
81.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£47,398
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
22.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 991 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 | £9.2m | £8.7m | £6.1m | 66.7% | +£491k | £2.2m | 23.5% | £6,631 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.6m | £6.7m | 70.0% | -£65k | £2.2m | 23.0% | £6,688 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £10.2m | £8.0m | 76.9% | +£161k | £2.0m | 19.2% | £7,546 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
59% of spend
Support staff
£912k
9% of spend
Premises
£354k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
18% 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 | —* | 52.2 | 78.6% | 57.9% | 35.3% | — | 337 |
* 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 | 80.8 | 17.5 | £41,503 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 82.3 | 16.8 | £41,978 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 81.8 | 17.4 | £41,763 | 9.1% | 1.2% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 82.5 | 16.6 | £48,682 | 8.1% | 1.2% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 81.5 | 16.4 | £47,398 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 9.3% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,003 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.1% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 993 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.5% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 975 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 970 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 10.3% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 970 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 12.1% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 977 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.5% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 987 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 28.6% | 7.6% | 2.1% | 991 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 20.6% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 1,003 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 21.7% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 995 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 22.2% | 6.5% | 3.5% | 991 |
5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2014 | — | Outstanding |