Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£10,168.3
+£872024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
+2.9ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.7%
−0.8ppof income
In-year balance
+4.7%
−1.4ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good24 September 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,101
Capacity
1,301 (85%)
Free school meals
70.4%
English additional lang.
14.4%
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.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£56,405
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.4%
Unauthorised absence
9.7%
2024/25 · 1,145 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 | £9.1m | £8.6m | £6.6m | 72.2% | +£546k | £766k | 8.4% | £7,654 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £9.2m | £6.8m | 66.2% | +£1.1m | £955k | 9.3% | £8,866 |
| 2023/24 | £11.2m | £10.5m | £7.7m | 68.6% | +£689k | £957k | 8.6% | £10,081 |
| 2024/25 | £11.4m | £10.9m | £8.2m | 71.5% | +£541k | £881k | 7.7% | £10,168 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
57% of spend
Support staff
£986k
9% of spend
Premises
£1.4m
12% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
12% of spend
| 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 | —* | 35.5 | 47.5% | 21.9% | 41.6% | — | 219 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 14.9 | £46,563 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 5.3 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 13.8 | £47,733 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 2.7 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 12.7 | £50,993 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 6.4 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 13.9 | £54,404 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 75.8 | 14.5 | £56,405 | —% | 1.3% | — | 6.6 | 8 |
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 18.2% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 961 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.9% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 956 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.4% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 990 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.2% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 1,027 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 24.7% | 2.5% | 5.3% | 1,033 |
| 2018/19 | 7.9% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 23.8% | 1.5% | 6.3% | 1,078 |
| 2020/21 | 10.1% | 4.5% | +5.6pp | 30.0% | 2.9% | 7.2% | 1,127 |
| 2021/22 | 13.8% | 7.1% | +6.7pp | 43.0% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 1,180 |
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% | +7.0pp | 37.8% | 5.5% | 8.4% | 1,147 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% | +5.9pp | 33.5% | 4.1% | 8.3% | 1,142 |
| 2024/25 | 12.1% | 6.2% | +5.9pp | 31.8% | 2.4% | 9.7% | 1,145 |
24 September 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |