Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,280.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
59.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
+24.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.1%.
7 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,013
Capacity
1,050 (96%)
Free school meals
45.8%
English additional lang.
15.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
46.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.9
Mean salary
£48,917
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
6.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.0%
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
2024/25 · 1,072 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 | £7.4m | £5.7m | £4.3m | 58.2% | +£1.7m | £15k | 0.2% | £7,442 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 58.2% | +£1.6m | £15k | 0.2% | £7,651 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £6.4m | £5.0m | 59.2% | +£2.0m | £15k | 0.2% | £8,281 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£766k
Premises
£263k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.6%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.4%
Premises (total)
4.3%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 45.3 | 67.8% | 50.5% | 37.1% | — | 202 |
* 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 | 50.6 | 18.6 | £39,196 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 50.8 | 19.6 | £41,247 | 42.5% | 3.8% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 43.6 | 23.2 | £43,448 | 13.8% | 8.4% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 46.4 | 21.8 | £45,824 | 27.6% | 6.1% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 46.2 | 21.9 | £48,917 | —% | 6.1% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 15.8% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 901 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.9% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 770 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 9.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 629 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.7% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 606 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 15.9% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 671 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 19.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 794 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 23.6% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 989 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 29.4% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 1,048 |
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% | +4.7pp | 31.5% | 1.9% | 9.6% | 1,062 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 32.0% | 2.2% | 8.6% | 1,058 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 26.0% | 3.0% | 6.5% | 1,072 |
7 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2016 | — | Good |