Flags
8
4 high
Per-pupil income
£8,274.6
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-5.9%
of income
In-year balance
-0.5%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -5.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -5.9%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from -1.3% to -5.9%.
Elevated: sickness 16.3 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
27 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
421
Capacity
904 (47%)
Free school meals
31.6%
English additional lang.
1.2%
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.
25.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£50,649
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 386 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 | £3.0m | £2.9m | £2.2m | 73.9% | +£80k | -£40k | -1.3% | £7,348 |
| 2022/23 | £3.0m | £3.1m | £2.3m | 77.0% | -£88k | -£128k | -4.2% | £7,172 |
| 2023/24 | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.4m | 74.2% | -£58k | -£186k | -5.7% | £7,755 |
| 2024/25 | £3.5m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 75.7% | -£19k | -£205k | -5.9% | £8,275 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£344k
Premises
£199k
Other costs
£667k
4.1%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
5.5%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 35.1 | 41.1% | 13.7% | 8.2% | — | 73 |
* 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 | 26.2 | 16.3 | £45,228 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 25.9 | 15.8 | £44,800 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2022/23 | 27.8 | 15.2 | £47,576 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 23.9 | 17.7 | £50,249 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 16.3 |
| 2024/25 | 25.4 | 16.6 | £50,649 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 18.9% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 433 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 21.5% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 396 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 22.0% | 4.7% | 2.5% | 346 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 15.4% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 324 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 15.6% | 4.6% | 2.4% | 308 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.5% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 296 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.7% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 355 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 31.6% | 6.5% | 2.3% | 373 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 33.3% | 6.2% | 3.6% | 381 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 38.7% | 7.9% | 4.4% | 398 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% | +6.4pp | 34.5% | 7.5% | 5.2% | 386 |
27 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2021 | — | Requires improvement |