Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,823.63
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-5.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.2% of income.
Elevated: turnover 15.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement7 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
602
Capacity
600 (100%)
Free school meals
49.2%
English additional lang.
7.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
43.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£46,252
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25 · 684 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 | £3.4m | £3.7m | £2.9m | 83.8% | -£218k | £11k | 0.3% | £6,926 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 75.5% | -£2k | -£181k | -4.0% | £7,945 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.6m | £4.1m | 77.9% | -£277k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,824 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£857k
Premises
£309k
Other costs
£1.1m
6.0%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 31.1 | 43.2% | 28.4% | 9.5% | — | 95 |
* 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 | 30.9 | 14.9 | £40,310 | 37.6% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 24.2 | 20.6 | £42,357 | 45.0% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2022/23 | 30.8 | 18.2 | £40,003 | 32.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 38.2 | 15.7 | £44,168 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 43.2 | 13.9 | £46,252 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 19.6% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 567 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.8% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 573 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 23.1% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 575 |
| 2016/17 | 10.0% | 4.6% | +5.4pp | 30.4% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 555 |
| 2017/18 | 10.8% | 4.8% | +6.1pp | 34.4% | 6.0% | 4.8% | 500 |
| 2018/19 | 9.8% | 4.6% | +5.2pp | 29.3% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 468 |
| 2020/21 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 28.9% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 502 |
| 2021/22 | 14.4% | 7.1% | +7.3pp | 47.5% | 8.3% | 6.2% | 564 |
| 2022/23 | 20.5% | 6.8% | +13.7pp | 54.7% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 607 |
| 2023/24 | 17.7% | 6.6% | +11.2pp | 51.5% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 655 |
| 2024/25 | 14.4% | 6.2% | +8.2pp | 42.3% | 6.5% | 7.9% | 684 |
7 January 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2019 | — | Good |