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
- 1518 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.8%
- Persistent absence
- 29.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 95.7%
Mixed 1.5%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other White 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.4
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.91
Local authority average 4
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 26 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 56 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 46 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 276 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 270 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
Northfield School and Sports College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 312
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 298
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 298
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 317 156 161 |
| Year 8 | 324 162 162 |
| Year 9 | 311 149 162 |
| Year 10 | 292 142 150 |
| Year 11 | 274 131 143 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 82.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 80.0% 52.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | SP 14.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 14.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.6% 1.0% |