Boldon School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 18 2019 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
- 1056 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.9%
- Persistent absence
- 30.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.6%
White British 90.4%
Other White 2.7%
Mixed 2.5%
African 1.3%
Other Asian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.47
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.27
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.42
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 122 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 28 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 6 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
Admissions
Boldon School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 214
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 90
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 217 110 107 |
| Year 8 | 215 116 99 |
| Year 9 | 209 107 102 |
| Year 10 | 214 107 107 |
| Year 11 | 201 110 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 81.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 54.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 25.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 8.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |