North Shore Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jul 7 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Unique reference
- 136146
- Address
- Talbot Street, TS20 2AY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 816 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.5%
White British 79.5%
African 5.3%
Mixed 4.4%
Other 3.7%
Other White 2.9%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.39
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 122 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 122 |
| French | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
North Shore Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 93 86 |
| Year 8 | 180 88 92 |
| Year 9 | 179 105 74 |
| Year 10 | 156 76 80 |
| Year 11 | 122 60 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 82.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 54.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 14.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 13.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 8.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.9% 3.0% |