Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,636.3
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.3%
of income
In-year balance
+6.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.8%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding8 October 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,260
Capacity
1,265 (100%)
Free school meals
13.5%
English additional lang.
7.3%
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.
76.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£50,207
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,085 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 | £8.3m | £7.6m | £5.9m | 70.8% | +£690k | £215k | 2.6% | £5,941 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £8.8m | £6.6m | 72.7% | +£296k | £146k | 1.6% | £6,477 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £9.8m | £7.4m | 71.1% | +£624k | £346k | 3.3% | £7,636 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
Support staff
£210k
Premises
£495k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.5%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
5.5%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 57.7 | 80.0% | 59.1% | 36.4% | — | 225 |
* 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 | 82.1 | 16.9 | £43,309 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 83.3 | 16.8 | £43,074 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/23 | 78.1 | 18.0 | £43,899 | 15.8% | 1.3% | 1.8 |
| 2023/24 | 81.8 | 16.6 | £45,666 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 76.7 | 16.4 | £50,207 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.2% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 1,114 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.0% | 4.6% | 0.4% | 1,133 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 1,137 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 12.0% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,140 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,155 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.3% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,161 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.4% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 1,174 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 27.7% | 7.9% | 2.0% | 1,180 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 22.6% | 6.4% | 1.9% | 1,197 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 21.4% | 5.6% | 2.5% | 1,154 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 15.9% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 1,085 |
8 October 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2022 | — | Requires improvement |