OFSTED
10 June 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
7 December 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
23 January 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Trust
BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,005
1,005 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
481
47.9% of pupils
Male pupils
524
52.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.7 pts
above England
School
26.5%
Stockton-on-Tees
27.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.5 pts
below England
School
9.8%
Stockton-on-Tees
7.8%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.8%
782
African
7.2%
72
Any other White background
3.8%
38
Any other Asian background
2.7%
27
Pakistani
1.5%
15
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
13
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
16.0%
161 of
1,005 pupils
4.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.1 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
43.3
4.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.40 · 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
9.43%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.21 pts
higher than
England
School
9.43%
Stockton-on-Tees
6.26%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.91%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.09 pts
higher than
England
School
26.91%
Stockton-on-Tees
15.63%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.91%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.11 pts
higher than
England
School
3.91%
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
95.7%
3.4 pts
above England
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
95.7%
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.