Boldon School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 18 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
- 108730
- Address
- New Road, NE35 9DZ
- Website
- http://boldonschool.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1064 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52%
- Persistent absence
- 31.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.4%
White British 90.8%
Other White 3.2%
Mixed 2.3%
African 1.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.8
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.03
Local authority average 3.73
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 32 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 153 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 8 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 47 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
Boldon School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 84
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 217 113 104 |
| Year 8 | 219 110 109 |
| Year 9 | 215 118 97 |
| Year 10 | 209 107 102 |
| Year 11 | 204 106 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 81.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 53.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 27.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 17.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.2% 3.0% |