Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,320
+£1,4272024/25
Staff costs % of income
51.6%
−13.3ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
1.4%
+7.0ppof income
In-year balance
+22.7%
−1.2ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
245
Capacity
250 (98%)
Free school meals
35.1%
English additional lang.
5.7%
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.
17.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£49,736
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 208 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 | £939k | £662k | £438k | 46.6% | +£277k | £23k | 2.5% | £18,780 |
| 2022/23 | £1.0m | £1.0m | £789k | 76.6% | +£22k | -£87k | -8.4% | £10,198 |
| 2023/24 | £1.3m | £1.0m | £867k | 65.0% | +£318k | -£75k | -5.6% | £8,893 |
| 2024/25 | £2.1m | £1.6m | £1.1m | 51.6% | +£468k | £29k | 1.4% | £10,320 |
Teaching staff
£860k
54% of spend
Support staff
£169k
11% of spend
Premises
£0
0% of spend
Other costs
—
| 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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 | — | 10.0 | £53,021 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 12.3 | £52,036 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 1.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 13.2 | £43,779 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 2.8 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 14.1 | £52,603 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 2.1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 17.0 | 14.4 | £49,736 | —% | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 15.1% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 53 |
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% | -2.7pp | 8.7% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 21.7% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 157 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 22.6% | 5.7% | 3.3% | 208 |
15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.