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Per-pupil income
£7,267.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
1.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.5%, sickness 10.5 days.
1 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,400
Capacity
1,509 (93%)
Free school meals
17.4%
English additional lang.
8.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
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.
84.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£49,843
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,221 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 | £9.8m | £8.8m | £6.9m | 70.1% | +£966k | £1.6m | 15.9% | £6,616 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.8m | £7.5m | 80.0% | -£445k | £613k | 6.5% | £6,399 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.3m | £8.2m | 77.8% | +£183k | £193k | 1.8% | £7,267 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£493k
Premises
£510k
Other costs
£1.6m
8.1%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
3.3%
Supply staff
6.3%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 51.9 | 78.3% | 60.4% | 63.9% | — | 230 |
* 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 | 87.2 | 17.1 | £44,838 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 87.3 | 17.0 | £45,789 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 89.0 | 16.5 | £45,510 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 86.9 | 16.7 | £53,088 | 26.5% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2024/25 | 84.3 | 16.6 | £49,843 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.4% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,215 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 1,211 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.4% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 1,190 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.4% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 1,206 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.2% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 1,224 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 12.1% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 1,236 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.5% | 4.9% | 0.3% | 1,235 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 24.7% | 7.7% | 1.1% | 1,247 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 19.6% | 6.0% | 1.0% | 1,249 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 17.3% | 5.3% | 0.7% | 1,231 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 13.4% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,221 |
1 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2013 | — | Outstanding |