Mortimer Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 14 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 108727
- Address
- Reading Road, NE33 4UG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1111 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.4%
- Persistent absence
- 30.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.1%
White British 84.2%
Bangladeshi 3.9%
Mixed 2.5%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other White 2.1%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other 1%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.9
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 3.73
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 28 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 210 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 201 |
Admissions
Mortimer Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 237
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 295
- 2nd preference
- 198
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 225
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 122 116 |
| Year 8 | 238 127 111 |
| Year 9 | 212 117 95 |
| Year 10 | 209 104 105 |
| Year 11 | 214 110 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 81.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 53.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 27.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 6.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.2% 3.0% |