Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,084.68
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-16.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 16.7% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement3 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
546
Capacity
640 (85%)
Free school meals
63.0%
English additional lang.
7.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
29.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£48,929
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.1%
Unauthorised absence
10.9%
2024/25 · 580 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 | £4.0m | £3.5m | £2.4m | 60.5% | +£494k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,542 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.6m | £3.1m | 65.5% | +£42k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,171 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £5.9m | £3.6m | 72.3% | -£843k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,085 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£413k
Premises
£367k
Other costs
£1.9m
8.9%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
12.3%
Premises (total)
16.3%
Supply staff
6.0%
Catering
11.4%
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 | —* | 30.9 | 41.7% | 28.2% | 6.8% | — | 103 |
* 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 | 25.3 | 16.5 | £41,200 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 30.2 | 17.5 | £40,840 | 1.7% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 34.2 | 16.8 | £44,358 | 51.8% | 0.0% | 20.5 |
| 2023/24 | 28.6 | 19.4 | £42,102 | 47.5% | 0.0% | 13.9 |
| 2024/25 | 29.9 | 18.2 | £48,929 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.4% | 4.4% | +4.1pp | 24.9% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 197 |
| 2014/15 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 27.1% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 85 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.2% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 120 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.6% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 112 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 14.6% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 158 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 240 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 23.4% | 5.1% | 3.0% | 423 |
| 2021/22 | 13.7% | 7.1% | +6.6pp | 46.2% | 8.3% | 5.4% | 545 |
| 2022/23 | 14.9% | 6.8% | +8.1pp | 48.1% | 3.4% | 11.5% | 584 |
| 2023/24 | 13.5% | 6.6% | +7.0pp | 42.0% | 2.2% | 11.3% | 610 |
| 2024/25 | 13.0% | 6.2% | +6.8pp | 37.1% | 2.1% | 10.9% | 580 |
3 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2019 | — | Good |