Northfield School and Sports College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 15 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
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Unique reference
- 111731
- Address
- Thames Road, TS22 5EG
- Website
- http://northfieldssc.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1541 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.2%
- Persistent absence
- 28.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 95.6%
Mixed 1.5%
Other Asian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other White 0.5%
Other 0.5%
African 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 38 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 45 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 6 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 287 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 282 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| French | GCSE | 49 |
Admissions
Northfield School and Sports College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 295
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 283
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 283
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 328 177 151 |
| Year 8 | 309 154 155 |
| Year 9 | 313 157 156 |
| Year 10 | 303 149 154 |
| Year 11 | 288 142 146 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 82.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 74.0% 54.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 13.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.9% 3.0% |