The North Tyneside Learning Trust

UID 1337·Incorporated September 2010·Compare

Schools

Flags

109

42 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jun 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£115.3m

13,576 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.0%

of income

Avg reserves

-4.3%

of income

Avg absence

6.5%

Persistent: 16.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

33.4%

free school meals

Capacity

91%

13,576 / 14,871 places

Total admin cost

£4.8m

£355 per pupil

Trust overview

8 of 32 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

12 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

16 of 32 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 38% of schools (12 of 32).

12 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

81% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at -7.0%below 5% threshold21 schools in deficit15 schools with workforce pressure12 schools with absence above 8%12 schools with staff costs above 78%5 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

79% Good+

Outst. 3Good 12RI 1Inad. 3

Behaviour & attitudes

79% Good+

Outst. 6Good 9RI 4

Trust growth over time

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Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	31	13,349	£94.9m	£94.6m	74.9%	-3.5%
2022/23	31	13,654	£100.2m	£102.4m

Member schools (31)

31 schools|25 with risk flags|34 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Amberley Primary School	108586	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficit
Appletree Gardens First School	108584	Primary	—
Balliol Primary School	108603	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
Beacon Hill School	131544	Not applicable	in year deficithigh absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Benton Dene Primary School	108604	Primary	—
Benton Dene School	108655	Not applicable	high staff costsworkforce pressure
Burnside College	108640	Secondary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh absence
Burradon Community Primary School	108612	Primary	—
Churchill Community College	108641	Secondary	high absencein year deficitofsted concern
Forest Hall Primary School	108605	Primary	in year deficithigh staff costs
Greenfields Community Primary School	108609	Primary	—
Hazlewood Community Primary School	108610	Primary	in year deficit
Ivy Road Primary School	108606	Primary	in year deficitofsted concernhigh absence
King Edward Primary School	108573	Primary	in year deficitperformance declineworkforce pressure
Longbenton High School	108645	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Marden Bridge Middle School	108635	Middle deemed secondary	in year deficithigh staff costs
Marden High School	108627	Secondary	high staff costsin year deficit
Monkhouse Primary School	108576	Primary	workforce pressure
Monkseaton High School	108642	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costsofsted concern
Monkseaton Middle School	108637	Middle deemed secondary	high absencein year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressure