Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,312.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
10.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.7%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.3%.
Elevated: turnover 17.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
5 October 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
986
Capacity
1,300 (76%)
Free school meals
38.7%
English additional lang.
3.8%
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.
55.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£53,453
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 1,028 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 | £5.2m | £4.7m | £3.4m | 64.5% | +£487k | £1.9m | 35.8% | £6,569 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £5.4m | £3.8m | 64.1% | +£570k | £1.1m | 19.1% | £7,039 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £6.7m | £4.6m | 66.8% | +£116k | £688k | 10.0% | £7,313 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
50% of spend
Support staff
£362k
5% of spend
Premises
£198k
3% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
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 | —* | 50.4 | 70.3% | 55.4% | 5.4% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 39.0 | 18.7 | £45,963 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 44.5 | 17.8 | £43,312 | 10.1% | 4.3% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 51.0 | 16.6 | £45,295 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.8 | 17.7 | £48,094 | 22.7% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 55.6 | 17.7 | £53,453 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 10.3% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 1,041 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.7% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 985 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.3% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 931 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.2% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 898 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 845 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.3% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 830 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.1% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 765 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 31.7% | 7.5% | 3.3% | 823 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 31.5% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 889 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 28.3% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 966 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 27.2% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 1,028 |
5 October 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2016 | URN 114300 | Inadequate |