Flags
14
8 high
Per-pupil income
£33,825.24
+£13,4632024/25
Staff costs % of income
50.0%
−24.4ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−20.8ppof income
In-year balance
+30.5%
+39.3ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 18.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 33.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 41.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.8% of income.
Elevated: turnover 26.8%, vacancy rate 3.8%, sickness 11.3 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 44.5%.
Most recent Ofsted Report Card flagged urgent improvement in: Curriculum & teaching, Achievement, Inclusion, Attendance & behaviour, Personal development, Leadership, Safeguarding.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 34.4%.
Elevated: turnover 18.9%.
Elevated: turnover 24.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 8.3%.
Elevated: turnover 30.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 26.6%.
20 November 2025 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvementAchievement
Urgent improvementInclusion
Urgent improvementAttendance & behaviour
Urgent improvementPersonal development
Urgent improvementLeadership
Urgent improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
205
Capacity
180 (114%)
Free school meals
89.8%
English additional lang.
2.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 5–16
Your school compared against 30 similar other 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.
22.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
9.3
Mean salary
£47,919
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
8.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
44.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
78.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
15.5%
Unauthorised absence
29.1%
2024/25 · 223 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 | £4.5m | £3.9m | £3.2m | 71.3% | +£554k | £1.8m | 39.7% | £25,284 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £3.5m | £2.8m | 65.0% | +£907k | £2.2m | 51.0% | £22,812 |
| 2023/24 | £4.0m | £4.3m | £3.0m | 74.4% | -£351k | £829k | 20.8% | £20,362 |
| 2024/25 | £7.0m | £4.8m | £3.5m | 50.0% | +£2.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £33,825 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
37% of spend
Support staff
£0
0% of spend
Premises
£189k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
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 | —* | 2.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 26 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 7.9 | £40,652 | 38.7% | 0.0% | 10.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 8.5 | £39,256 | 26.6% | 0.0% | 5.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 7.7 | £45,427 | 26.8% | 3.8% | 11.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 7.9 | £48,546 | 30.8% | 0.0% | 7.3 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 22.0 | 9.3 | £47,919 | —% | 8.3% | — | 3.5 | 4 |
Overall absence
44.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
78.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
15.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
29.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 19.2% | 4.4% | +14.8pp | 45.1% | 11.6% | 7.6% | 153 |
| 2014/15 | 20.6% | 4.5% | +16.1pp | 52.5% | 11.1% | 9.5% | 162 |
| 2015/16 | 12.9% | 4.5% | +8.4pp | 31.9% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 138 |
| 2016/17 | 18.4% | 4.6% | +13.8pp | 38.5% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 174 |
| 2017/18 | 20.5% | 4.8% | +15.7pp | 46.9% | 8.3% | 12.2% | 175 |
| 2018/19 | 28.7% | 4.6% | +24.1pp | 62.7% | 13.1% | 15.6% | 185 |
| 2020/21 | 42.5% | 4.5% | +38.0pp | 80.9% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 183 |
| 2021/22 | 34.4% | 7.1% | +27.2pp | 70.0% | 12.3% | 22.1% | 200 |
| 2022/23 | 33.5% | 6.8% | +26.7pp | 68.8% | 13.9% | 19.6% | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 41.2% | 6.6% | +34.6pp | 82.4% | 17.5% | 23.6% | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 44.5% | 6.2% | +38.3pp | 78.9% | 15.5% | 29.1% | 223 |
20 November 2025 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2023 | — | Requires improvement |
| 13 Nov 2018 | — | Good |