Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,911.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
23.7%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 21.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,247
Capacity
1,330 (94%)
Free school meals
23.9%
English additional lang.
6.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in North East by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
76.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£48,679
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,137 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | 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 | £8.6m | £8.1m | £5.9m | 68.7% | +£474k | £1.6m | 19.2% | £6,629 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.8m | £6.5m | 70.2% | +£445k | £2.1m | 22.7% | £6,992 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £9.8m | £7.1m | 70.7% | +£306k | £2.4m | 23.7% | £7,911 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£730k
Premises
£517k
Other costs
£2.1m
5.1%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
6.1%
Catering
0.5%
Professional services
| 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 | —* | 45.2 | 60.4% | 40.1% | 75.4% | — | 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 | 75.0 | 17.3 | £40,806 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 78.2 | 16.5 | £40,693 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 79.7 | 16.5 | £43,134 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 78.9 | 16.2 | £47,276 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 76.5 | 16.3 | £48,679 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 934 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 865 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.5% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 838 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 898 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.2% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 922 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,029 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.5% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 1,164 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 25.9% | 6.5% | 2.8% | 1,145 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 26.4% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 1,150 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 25.1% | 5.5% | 3.2% | 1,157 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 23.7% | 6.5% | 2.7% | 1,137 |
5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2021 | — | Good |