Jarrow School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 15 2022 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
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 133725
- Address
- Field Terrace, NE32 5PR
- Website
- http://www.jarrowschool.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 842 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.1%
- Persistent absence
- 35.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.8%
White British 95.8%
Mixed 1%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
African 0.6%
Other White 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.27
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.55
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 57 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 26 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Jarrow School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 94
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 79 99 |
| Year 8 | 177 91 86 |
| Year 9 | 163 85 78 |
| Year 10 | 160 89 71 |
| Year 11 | 164 86 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 81.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 72.0% 54.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 25.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 8.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |