Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,574.37
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.4%
of income
In-year balance
-0.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.0%.
Elevated: turnover 17.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,713
Capacity
2,144 (80%)
Free school meals
62.9%
English additional lang.
30.5%
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.
113.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£54,031
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.6%
Unauthorised absence
11.3%
2024/25 · 1,634 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 | £13.5m | £12.6m | £8.6m | 64.2% | +£827k | £3.4m | 25.2% | £7,370 |
| 2022/23 | £15.8m | £14.4m | £9.1m | 57.6% | +£1.4m | £3.5m | 22.2% | £8,700 |
| 2023/24 | £17.2m | £17.3m | £11.5m | 67.1% | -£132k | £1.6m | 9.4% | £9,574 |
Teaching staff
£7.5m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£4.2m
4.9%
Admin staff
4.2%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
9.3%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
5.7%
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 | —* | 38.7 | 54.4% | 40.3% | 13.8% | — | 318 |
* 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 | 103.3 | 17.5 | £42,210 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 107.2 | 17.0 | £42,769 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 100.7 | 18.1 | £45,773 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 107.9 | 16.6 | £51,160 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 113.7 | 15.1 | £54,031 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 15.3% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1,694 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.3% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 1,645 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 1,599 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.0% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 1,629 |
| 2017/18 | 7.4% | 4.8% | +2.6pp | 20.5% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 1,598 |
| 2018/19 | 10.1% | 4.6% | +5.4pp | 29.4% | 2.7% | 7.3% | 1,638 |
| 2020/21 | 9.3% | 4.5% | +4.8pp | 27.7% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 1,658 |
| 2021/22 | 14.5% | 7.1% | +7.4pp | 43.0% | 4.7% | 9.8% | 1,684 |
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% | +7.7pp | 37.9% | 2.3% | 12.2% | 1,720 |
| 2023/24 | 14.0% | 6.6% | +7.4pp | 36.9% | 2.3% | 11.7% | 1,725 |
| 2024/25 | 12.9% | 6.2% | +6.7pp | 34.8% | 1.6% | 11.3% | 1,634 |
4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Sept 2022 | — | Requires improvement |