OFSTED
22 November 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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Trust
NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,156
1,156 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
562
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
594
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.0 pts
below England
School
19.8%
Stockton-on-Tees
27.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.7 pts
below England
School
4.6%
Stockton-on-Tees
7.8%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Stockton-on-Tees
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.6%
1,013
Pakistani
4.3%
50
Any other White background
1.4%
16
White and Asian
1.3%
15
African
1.1%
13
Any other Asian background
0.9%
10
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
19.8%
229 of
1,156 pupils
1.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.8 pts
below
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
45.6
6.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.38 · 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
8.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.16 pts
higher than
England
School
8.38%
Stockton-on-Tees
6.26%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.81 pts
higher than
England
School
24.62%
Stockton-on-Tees
15.63%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.68%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.88 pts
higher than
England
School
2.68%
Stockton-on-Tees
1.78%
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
97.6%
5.2 pts
above England
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
97.6%
Stockton-on-Tees
92.8%
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.