Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£20,362.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.8%
of income
In-year balance
-8.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 33.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.8% of income.
Elevated: turnover 26.8%, vacancy rate 3.8%, sickness 11.3 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 44.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
9 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
206
Capacity
180 (114%)
Free school meals
87.9%
English additional lang.
1.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 5–16
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.
26.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.9
Mean salary
£48,546
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
44.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
78.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
15.5%
Unauthorised absence
29.1%
2024/25 · 223 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 | £4.5m | £3.9m | £3.2m | 71.3% | +£554k | £1.8m | 39.7% | £25,284 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £3.5m | £2.8m | 65.0% | +£907k | £2.2m | 51.0% | £22,812 |
| 2023/24 | £4.0m | £4.3m | £3.0m | 74.4% | -£351k | £829k | 20.8% | £20,362 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£266k
Other costs
£1.1m
22.4%
Admin staff
6.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
14.8%
Premises (total)
17.5%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 2.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 26 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 22.8 | 7.7 | £41,040 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 22.2 | 7.9 | £40,652 | 38.7% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 22.6 | 8.5 | £39,256 | 26.6% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 25.4 | 7.7 | £45,427 | 26.8% | 3.8% | 11.3 |
| 2024/25 | 26.0 | 7.9 | £48,546 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
44.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
78.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
15.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
29.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 19.2% | 4.4% | +14.8pp | 45.1% | 11.6% | 7.6% | 153 |
| 2014/15 | 20.6% | 4.5% | +16.1pp | 52.5% | 11.1% | 9.5% | 162 |
| 2015/16 | 12.9% | 4.5% | +8.4pp | 31.9% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 138 |
| 2016/17 | 18.4% | 4.6% | +13.8pp | 38.5% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 174 |
| 2017/18 | 20.5% | 4.8% | +15.7pp | 46.9% | 8.3% | 12.2% | 175 |
| 2018/19 | 28.7% | 4.6% | +24.1pp | 62.7% | 13.1% | 15.6% | 185 |
| 2020/21 | 42.5% | 4.5% | +38.0pp | 80.9% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 183 |
| 2021/22 | 34.4% | 7.1% | +27.2pp | 70.0% | 12.3% | 22.1% | 200 |
| 2022/23 | 33.5% | 6.8% | +26.7pp | 68.8% | 13.9% | 19.6% | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 41.2% | 6.6% | +34.6pp | 82.4% | 17.5% | 23.6% | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 44.5% | 6.2% | +38.3pp | 78.9% | 15.5% | 29.1% | 223 |
9 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2018 | — | Good |