OFSTED
13 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
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
North Tyneside
Trust
The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
155
155 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
76
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
79
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.9 pts
below England
School
23.9%
North Tyneside
26.6%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.0 pts
below England
School
10.3%
North Tyneside
6.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
North Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.5%
134
Any other White background
3.2%
5
Bangladeshi
3.2%
5
Chinese
1.9%
3
Any other Asian background
1.3%
2
Any other Black background
1.3%
2
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
18.1%
28 of
155 pupils
2.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 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
41.0
1.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.46 · 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
12.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.47 pts
higher than
England
School
12.69%
North Tyneside
5.96%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.48%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.67 pts
higher than
England
School
33.48%
North Tyneside
14.65%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.81%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.01 pts
higher than
England
School
7.81%
North Tyneside
1.56%
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
16.2%
76.1 pts
below England
Monkseaton High School
16.2%
North Tyneside
89.4%
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.