Hebburn Comprehensive School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 8 2023 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
- 108731
- Address
- Campbell Park Road, NE31 2QU
- Website
- http://www.hebburn.net/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 908 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.9%
- Persistent absence
- 30.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
White British 90.2%
Other White 2.8%
African 2.5%
Mixed 1.9%
Other Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.86
Local authority average 3.73
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 33 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 58 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 67 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 192 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 184 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Hebburn Comprehensive School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 98
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 70 90 |
| Year 8 | 191 93 98 |
| Year 9 | 187 96 91 |
| Year 10 | 172 87 85 |
| Year 11 | 198 124 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 81.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 53.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 27.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 6.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.2% 3.0% |