Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,330.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+4.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
6 June 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,045
Capacity
1,150 (91%)
Free school meals
49.6%
English additional lang.
3.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
68.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£53,513
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 994 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 | £7.1m | £6.4m | £5.0m | 70.7% | +£696k | £442k | 6.3% | £7,339 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.2m | £5.4m | 72.7% | +£247k | £367k | 4.9% | £7,297 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.1m | £6.3m | 73.8% | +£374k | £6k | 0.1% | £8,330 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£535k
Other costs
£1.3m
8.1%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 32.0 | 41.5% | 20.7% | 11.2% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 64.1 | 14.9 | £38,502 | 4.7% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2021/22 | 65.6 | 14.7 | £43,491 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 75.1 | 13.6 | £46,271 | 15.3% | 1.3% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 71.9 | 14.2 | £49,825 | 12.8% | 1.4% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 68.8 | 15.2 | £53,513 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 15.2% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,957 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.6% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 1,954 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,963 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 18.2% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 2,004 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 17.6% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 1,993 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 25.2% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 833 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 25.2% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 897 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 40.1% | 7.5% | 3.8% | 907 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 40.9% | 7.4% | 4.3% | 964 |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% | +6.5pp | 40.3% | 8.7% | 4.3% | 1,001 |
| 2024/25 | 13.6% | 6.2% | +7.4pp | 39.3% | 8.8% | 4.7% | 994 |
6 June 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2020 | — | Inadequate |