Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£26,720.39
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.4%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
16 October 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
174
Free school meals
45.9%
English additional lang.
1.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–18
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.
21.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.0
Mean salary
£50,404
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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 | £3.0m | £3.0m | £2.2m | 73.6% | +£5k | £278k | 9.3% | £22,622 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.7m | £2.7m | 77.3% | -£185k | £93k | 2.7% | £22,822 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £4.2m | £2.9m | 72.1% | -£96k | -£3k | -0.1% | £24,409 |
| 2024/25 | £4.6m | £4.6m | £3.3m | 71.6% | +£21k | £18k | 0.4% | £26,720 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£285k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.3%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
8.6%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 17 |
* 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 | 14.0 | 8.6 | £41,187 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 15.2 | 8.8 | £43,006 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 19.5 | 7.8 | £43,031 | 31.6% | 9.3% | 9.4 |
| 2023/24 | 24.0 | 7.0 | £44,254 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 21.8 | 8.0 | £50,404 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 15.6% | 5.9% | 0.7% | 77 |
| 2014/15 | 10.5% | 4.5% | +6.0pp | 27.6% | 8.3% | 2.2% | 76 |
| 2015/16 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 29.1% | 7.4% | 1.1% | 79 |
| 2016/17 | 8.9% | 4.6% | +4.3pp | 27.7% | 7.5% | 1.4% | 83 |
| 2017/18 | 10.3% | 4.8% | +5.5pp | 30.4% | 9.1% | 1.2% | 79 |
| 2018/19 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 30.9% | 7.0% | 1.1% | 81 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.4% | 5.8% | 0.8% | 98 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 32.4% | 9.9% | 0.8% | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 29.8% | 7.9% | 1.2% | 121 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 30.2% | 8.6% | 1.5% | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 27.7% | 8.3% | 1.4% | 137 |
16 October 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2016 | — | Requires improvement |