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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 1.2% |
| African | 1.3% |
| Mixed | 2.3% |
| Other White | 3.2% |
| White British | 90.8% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 30% |
| Local authority average | 35% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 24% |
| Local authority average | 39% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 37 |
| Local authority average | 42.7 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.04 |
| Local authority average | 3.74 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |