Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,442.06
+£9182024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
−1.2ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
12.8%
−0.8ppof income
In-year balance
+0.6%
+2.9ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.3% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
9 May 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,071
Capacity
1,100 (97%)
Free school meals
37.5%
English additional lang.
4.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
66.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£56,426
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,077 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 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 71.6% | +£299k | £857k | 13.6% | £6,390 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.9m | £5.1m | 69.6% | +£435k | £1.2m | 16.9% | £7,174 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 75.6% | -£177k | £1.1m | 13.6% | £7,524 |
| 2024/25 | £8.7m | £8.6m | £6.5m | 74.5% | +£50k | £1.1m | 12.8% | £8,442 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
56% of spend
Support staff
£851k
10% of spend
Premises
£384k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
21% 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 | —* | 48.2 | 65.5% | 46.2% | 53.8% | — | 171 |
* 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 | — | 17.4 | £43,924 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 5.9 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.9 | £45,180 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 2.1 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 16.1 | £50,590 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 2.4 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 15.3 | £57,368 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 66.8 | 16.0 | £56,426 | —% | 0.0% | — | 13.6 | 15 |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.7% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 772 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.2% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 770 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.9% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 758 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 15.9% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 772 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 735 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 754 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.3% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 951 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 34.9% | 7.8% | 2.4% | 1,015 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 23.8% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 1,045 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 25.5% | 5.2% | 3.4% | 1,086 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 22.8% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 1,077 |
9 May 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2016 | — | Requires improvement |