OFSTED
14 June 2022
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
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
South Tyneside
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
844
844 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
407
48.2% of pupils
Male pupils
437
51.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.1 pts
above England
School
44.9%
South Tyneside
33.7%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.2 pts
below England
School
2.1%
South Tyneside
7.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.8 pts
above England
School
3.8%
South Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
95.4%
805
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
7
Any other White background
0.7%
6
Unclassified
0.7%
6
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
5
Pakistani
0.4%
3
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
32.1%
271 of
844 pupils
11.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.1 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
42.6
3.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.16 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
11.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.11 pts
higher than
England
School
11.32%
South Tyneside
6.35%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.26 pts
higher than
England
School
29.08%
South Tyneside
16.60%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.84%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.04 pts
higher than
England
School
6.84%
South Tyneside
1.69%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.3%
5.9 pts
above England
Jarrow School
98.3%
South Tyneside
94.1%
North East
87.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.