Harton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 144204
- Address
- Lisle Road, NE34 6DL
- Website
- www.harton-tc.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1659 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 11.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.9%
White British 82.2%
Bangladeshi 10.3%
Mixed 2.7%
Other 1.6%
Other White 0.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- 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 43%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.1
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.09
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Tourism | Technical Award | 16 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
Biology | GCSE | 30 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 9 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
English Language | GCSE | 266 |
Admissions
Harton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 290
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 300
- 2nd preference
- 217
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 284
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.9 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 274 137 137 |
Year 8 | 270 136 134 |
Year 9 | 279 138 141 |
Year 10 | 271 130 141 |
Year 11 | 266 140 126 |
Year 12 | 172 66 106 |
Year 13 | 127 53 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 84.0% 81.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 54.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 37.0% 25.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 5.3% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.8% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 8.0% 8.1% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 80.0% 51.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 37.0% 15.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 34.0% 14.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 7.5% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.2% 1.7% |