Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,486.33
+£5892024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
+6.5ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-17.9%
+0.7ppof income
In-year balance
+2.2%
−3.6ppof income
Elevated: turnover 15.4%, sickness 9.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
25 November 2025 · S5 Inspection
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standardAchievement
Expected standardInclusion
Expected standardAttendance & behaviour
Expected standardPersonal development
Strong standardLeadership
Expected standard2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
842
Capacity
882 (95%)
Free school meals
31.2%
English additional lang.
15.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
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.
45.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£53,363
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 829 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 | £4.5m | £4.2m | £2.8m | 63.7% | +£259k | -£998k | -22.4% | £6,007 |
| 2022/23 | £4.9m | £5.0m | £3.5m | 71.3% | -£141k | -£1.1m | -23.4% | £6,174 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £5.3m | £3.8m | 67.9% | +£326k | -£1.0m | -18.6% | £6,897 |
| 2024/25 | £6.3m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 74.4% | +£139k | -£1.1m | -17.9% | £7,486 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
48% of spend
Support staff
£863k
14% of spend
Premises
£328k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.1m
19% 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 | —* | 44.6 | 63.3% | 37.8% | 33.3% | — | 90 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 69.0% | 71.0% | 80.0% | 59.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 63.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 58.0% | — |
| 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 | — | 19.2 | £41,210 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 5.8 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 20.6 | £43,686 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 4.8 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 19.4 | £48,404 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 4.7 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 19.6 | £50,369 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 9.0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 45.7 | 18.4 | £53,363 | —% | 0.0% | — | 11.0 | 16 |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.4% | 4.2% | 0.1% | 523 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.6% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 590 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 615 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.5% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 680 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 11.7% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 726 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 29.4% | 7.0% | 1.8% | 742 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 23.4% | 6.4% | 1.7% | 772 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 26.2% | 6.7% | 2.1% | 806 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 23.3% | 5.6% | 2.4% | 829 |
25 November 2025 · S5 Inspection
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2021 | — | Good |
| 18 Apr 2018 | — | Requires improvement |