OFSTED
10 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
6 June 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
13 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Trust
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
443
443 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
226
51.0% of pupils
Male pupils
217
49.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
41.6 pts
above England
School
66.4%
Stockton-on-Tees
27.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.2 pts
below England
School
13.1%
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
72.9%
323
African
7.2%
32
Any other Asian background
3.6%
16
Pakistani
3.6%
16
Any other ethnic group
2.9%
13
Indian
2.9%
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
22.8%
101 of
443 pupils
2.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 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
40.9
1.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.36 · 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
14.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.60 pts
higher than
England
School
14.81%
Stockton-on-Tees
6.26%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
42.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
26.39 pts
higher than
England
School
42.21%
Stockton-on-Tees
15.63%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
11.96%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
10.15 pts
higher than
England
School
11.96%
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
56.1%
36.2 pts
below England
Thornaby Academy
56.1%
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.