Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,528.63
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
85.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.1%
of income
In-year balance
-2.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.6% of income.
4 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,762
Capacity
1,700 (104%)
Free school meals
9.3%
English additional lang.
4.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
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.
107.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£49,559
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,123 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 | £9.8m | £9.6m | £7.8m | 79.8% | +£181k | £921k | 9.4% | £5,771 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £10.4m | £8.4m | 81.3% | +£11k | £932k | 9.0% | £6,117 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £11.2m | £9.1m | 83.9% | -£397k | £536k | 4.9% | £6,220 |
| 2024/25 | £11.5m | £11.8m | £9.9m | 85.9% | -£295k | £240k | 2.1% | £6,529 |
Teaching staff
£7.6m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£480k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.2%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 54.2 | 79.9% | 62.8% | 32.1% | — | 368 |
* 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 | 102.2 | 16.5 | £43,303 | 4.7% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 106.5 | 16.0 | £43,533 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2022/23 | 109.2 | 15.5 | £45,661 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2023/24 | 106.6 | 16.4 | £49,269 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 107.0 | 16.5 | £49,559 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 7.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,060 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.2% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 1,056 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.4% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 1,062 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.2% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,084 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.8% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 1,095 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,107 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 7.6% | 2.9% | 0.5% | 1,110 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 16.1% | 5.6% | 0.8% | 1,109 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -0.6pp | 15.4% | 5.1% | 1.1% | 1,113 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 15.2% | 5.6% | 1.1% | 1,113 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 14.6% | 5.5% | 1.3% | 1,123 |
4 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2013 | — | Outstanding |