Hebburn Comprehensive School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 9 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
- 945 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.4%
- Persistent absence
- 29.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 90.2%
Other White 3.2%
Mixed 2.3%
African 2.3%
Other 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.35
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.27
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.86
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 25 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 6 |
| English Language | GCSE | 167 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 164 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Hebburn Comprehensive School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 115
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 31
Offers
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 196 98 98 |
| Year 8 | 198 101 97 |
| Year 9 | 181 89 92 |
| Year 10 | 198 125 73 |
| Year 11 | 172 85 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 76.6% 85.6% |
Further education | 74.0% 51.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 24.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 7.2% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 10.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.7% 1.2% |