OFSTED
8 December 2021
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
North Tyneside
Trust
The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
203
203 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
90
44.3% of pupils
Male pupils
113
55.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.1 pts
above England
School
38.9%
North Tyneside
26.6%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.4 pts
below England
School
4.9%
North Tyneside
6.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
10.8 pts
above England
School
11.8%
North Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.7%
176
Any other White background
3.4%
7
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
5
White and Asian
2.0%
4
Bangladeshi
1.5%
3
Any other Asian background
1.0%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
44.3%
90 of
203 pupils
23.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
21.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
44.0%
16.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Reading
7.8 pts below England
School
66.0%
North Tyneside
72.6%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Writing
3.7 pts above England
School
74.0%
North Tyneside
68.1%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
49.0%
Maths
23.0 pts below England
School
49.0%
North Tyneside
70.2%
North East
72.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.83%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.61 pts
higher than
England
School
9.83%
North Tyneside
5.96%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.76 pts
higher than
England
School
31.58%
North Tyneside
14.65%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.05%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.24 pts
higher than
England
School
4.05%
North Tyneside
1.56%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open middle deemed secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
52.9%
36.9 pts
below England
Monkseaton Coastal School
52.9%
North Tyneside
86.1%
North East
84.6%
England
89.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.