OFSTED
31 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Trust
SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,512
1,512 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
744
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
768
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.6 pts
below England
School
11.2%
Stockton-on-Tees
27.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.1 pts
below England
School
4.2%
Stockton-on-Tees
7.8%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.2 pts
above England
School
3.2%
Stockton-on-Tees
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.7%
1,115
Any other Mixed background
6.1%
92
Any other White background
4.8%
72
Pakistani
4.2%
64
African
2.2%
34
Indian
1.6%
24
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
16.3%
247 of
1,512 pupils
4.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.1 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
51.4
12.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.06 · 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
6.97%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.75 pts
higher than
England
School
6.97%
Stockton-on-Tees
6.26%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.26 pts
higher than
England
School
18.08%
Stockton-on-Tees
15.63%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.90%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.10 pts
higher than
England
School
2.90%
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
100.8%
8.5 pts
above England
Egglescliffe School
100.8%
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.