Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£23,626.87
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
50.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
40.6%
of income
In-year balance
+23.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 49.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 7.6%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement1 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
133
Capacity
140 (95%)
Free school meals
75.2%
English additional lang.
0.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
12.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
10.9
Mean salary
£44,039
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
49.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
81.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
14.5%
Unauthorised absence
34.9%
2024/25 · 137 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 | £2.8m | £2.3m | £1.8m | 65.8% | +£529k | £756k | 27.1% | £20,821 |
| 2022/23 | £2.9m | £2.2m | £1.8m | 60.6% | +£750k | £1.3m | 43.2% | £22,427 |
| 2023/24 | £3.2m | £2.4m | £1.6m | 50.8% | +£742k | £1.3m | 40.6% | £23,627 |
Teaching staff
£837k
Support staff
£0
Premises
£107k
Other costs
£709k
13.9%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
6.7%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 2.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 24 |
* 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 | 13.5 | 8.7 | £49,859 | 48.1% | 0.0% | 27.1 |
| 2021/22 | 18.0 | 7.4 | £41,973 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 20.5 |
| 2022/23 | 19.0 | 6.9 | £43,136 | 45.3% | 0.0% | 19.9 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6 | 10.6 | £45,361 | 39.7% | 13.7% | 18.7 |
| 2024/25 | 12.2 | 10.9 | £44,039 | —% | 7.6% | — |
Overall absence
49.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
81.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
14.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
34.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 13.3% | 4.5% | +8.8pp | 51.6% | 7.7% | 5.6% | 93 |
| 2016/17 | 22.1% | 4.6% | +17.6pp | 71.7% | 15.2% | 6.9% | 92 |
| 2017/18 | 36.4% | 4.8% | +31.6pp | 73.1% | 19.8% | 16.6% | 93 |
| 2018/19 | 41.6% | 4.6% | +37.0pp | 74.5% | 18.3% | 23.3% | 102 |
| 2020/21 | 39.4% | 4.5% | +34.9pp | 78.0% | 22.3% | 17.1% | 123 |
| 2021/22 | 35.6% | 7.1% | +28.5pp | 74.3% | 11.9% | 23.7% | 148 |
| 2022/23 | 41.4% | 6.8% | +34.6pp | 82.3% | 15.6% | 25.9% | 141 |
| 2023/24 | 45.9% | 6.6% | +39.3pp | 84.7% | 17.4% | 28.5% | 137 |
| 2024/25 | 49.4% | 6.2% | +43.1pp | 81.8% | 14.5% | 34.9% | 137 |
1 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2023 | — | Requires improvement |