Flags
7
5 high
Per-pupil income
£33,800.18
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-3.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.3%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 3.3% to -3.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 20.4%.
Elevated: turnover 16.3%, sickness 23.5 days.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -3.0%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.9%.
Elevated: sickness 15.0 days.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate9 April 2025 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
127
Capacity
133 (95%)
Free school meals
82.7%
English additional lang.
0.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–16
Compared against 30 similar other 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.
18.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.9
Mean salary
£49,499
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
20.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
47.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.8%
Unauthorised absence
11.6%
2024/25 · 147 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 | £3.8m | £3.7m | £3.1m | 83.3% | +£68k | £123k | 3.3% | £33,700 |
| 2022/23 | £3.9m | £4.0m | £3.4m | 87.1% | -£167k | -£44k | -1.1% | £31,821 |
| 2023/24 | £4.4m | £4.5m | £3.6m | 81.8% | -£98k | -£142k | -3.3% | £28,856 |
| 2024/25 | £4.3m | £4.3m | £3.4m | 78.9% | +£14k | -£128k | -3.0% | £33,800 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£105k
Other costs
£786k
3.2%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 6.7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 18 |
* 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 19.0 | 5.3 | £41,591 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 19.0 |
| 2021/22 | 21.4 | 5.2 | £42,320 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 16.3 |
| 2022/23 | 19.4 | 6.3 | £42,915 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 15.0 |
| 2023/24 | 18.4 | 7.2 | £47,631 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 23.5 |
| 2024/25 | 18.4 | 6.9 | £49,499 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
20.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
47.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.5% | 4.4% | +4.2pp | 27.7% | 6.1% | 2.4% | 65 |
| 2014/15 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 17.3% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 104 |
| 2015/16 | 10.3% | 4.5% | +5.8pp | 31.0% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 113 |
| 2016/17 | 9.7% | 4.6% | +5.1pp | 27.7% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 112 |
| 2017/18 | 10.8% | 4.8% | +6.0pp | 29.5% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 105 |
| 2018/19 | 9.1% | 4.6% | +4.5pp | 25.2% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 107 |
| 2020/21 | 17.3% | 4.5% | +12.8pp | 53.3% | 11.6% | 5.7% | 137 |
| 2021/22 | 18.0% | 7.1% | +10.9pp | 46.5% | 9.2% | 8.8% | 144 |
| 2022/23 | 15.4% | 6.8% | +8.6pp | 45.4% | 5.9% | 9.5% | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 16.7% | 6.6% | +10.2pp | 47.4% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 156 |
| 2024/25 | 20.4% | 6.2% | +14.1pp | 47.6% | 8.8% | 11.6% | 147 |
9 April 2025 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2017 | — | Good |