Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,297.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.9%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good8 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,617
Capacity
1,484 (109%)
Free school meals
23.7%
English additional lang.
1.5%
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.
72.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
22.4
Mean salary
£50,560
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,211 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 | £10.8m | £10.7m | £7.4m | 68.5% | +£177k | £616k | 5.7% | £6,566 |
| 2022/23 | £11.1m | £11.1m | £7.8m | 70.0% | +£11k | £623k | 5.6% | £6,899 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £12.0m | £8.4m | 70.7% | -£130k | £463k | 3.9% | £7,298 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£553k
Other costs
£3.0m
3.9%
Admin staff
0.9%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
3.4%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 46.4 | 63.7% | 39.7% | 15.8% | — | 234 |
* 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 | 58.6 | 26.4 | £38,382 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 66.9 | 24.7 | £42,382 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 69.1 | 23.3 | £43,375 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2023/24 | 71.4 | 22.7 | £47,272 | 6.9% | 1.4% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 72.0 | 22.4 | £50,560 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 11.1% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,126 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.7% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1,113 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.9% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,124 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 15.7% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,114 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.2% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 1,150 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.4% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1,171 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.8% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1,216 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 29.9% | 6.7% | 3.4% | 1,236 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 28.3% | 6.5% | 3.1% | 1,227 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 23.7% | 5.6% | 2.7% | 1,209 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 21.0% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 1,211 |
8 April 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.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2022 | — | Requires improvement |