Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,249.18
+£8492024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.2%
+6.6ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-9.5%
−4.5ppof income
In-year balance
+1.9%
−1.0ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.6%.
Elevated: turnover 30.5%.
Elevated: sickness 9.3 days.
Elevated: sickness 14.1 days.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good7 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
314
Capacity
600 (52%)
Free school meals
50.0%
English additional lang.
21.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
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.
18.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£55,801
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
46.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
2024/25 · 257 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 | £1.6m | £1.8m | £1.2m | 76.0% | -£206k | -£275k | -16.7% | £7,976 |
| 2022/23 | £2.7m | £2.3m | £1.5m | 56.3% | +£459k | £17k | 0.6% | £8,580 |
| 2023/24 | £2.9m | £2.8m | £1.8m | 63.6% | +£82k | -£144k | -5.0% | £8,400 |
| 2024/25 | £2.8m | £2.8m | £2.0m | 70.2% | +£53k | -£269k | -9.5% | £9,249 |
Teaching staff
£1.4m
51% of spend
Support staff
£59k
2% of spend
Premises
£77k
3% of spend
Other costs
£711k
26% 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 | —* | 35.4 | 54.4% | 33.6% | 3.2% | — | 125 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 13.2 | £42,504 | 30.5% | 0.0% | 3.4 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 24.9 | £45,425 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.2 | £47,821 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 9.3 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 15.4 | £51,351 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 14.1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 18.4 | 17.1 | £55,801 | —% | 0.0% | — | 2.0 | 2 |
Overall absence
15.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
46.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 10.1% | 4.6% | +5.5pp | 34.9% | 6.2% | 4.0% | 129 |
| 2020/21 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 21.8% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 147 |
| 2021/22 | 16.3% | 7.1% | +9.2pp | 49.0% | 9.5% | 6.8% | 204 |
| 2022/23 | 20.7% | 6.8% | +13.9pp | 56.6% | 11.0% | 9.7% | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% | +6.8pp | 38.8% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 286 |
| 2024/25 | 15.6% | 6.2% | +9.4pp | 46.3% | 7.1% | 8.4% | 257 |
7 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 2023 | — | Requires improvement |