Boldon School is a secondary school located in Boldon Colliery. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 04/05/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: New Road, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ
Website: http://boldonschool.com/
Telephone: 01915362176
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: South Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Noble
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 108730

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1100
Number of Pupils: 910
Number of Boys: 450
Number of Girls: 460

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.25 Confidence interval 0.01 to 0.49
Of the 112 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 111 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:4%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.24
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Boldon Nursery School
Reginald Street , NE35 9DG 		4out of 4 824 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Helen Gibson Nursery School
North Lane , NE36 0DL 		4out of 4 1,112 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Boldon Primary School
Hindmarch Drive , West Boldon NE36 0HX 		4out of 4 460 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
East Boldon Junior School
North Lane , NE36 0DL 		2out of 4 1,177 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Forest View Primary
Rembrandt Avenue , NE34 8RZ 		3out of 4 1,275 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
East Boldon Infants' School
Front Street , NE36 0SW 		4out of 4 1,298 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Biddick Hall Infants' School
Galsworthy Road , NE34 9JD 		3out of 4 1,322 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Boldon School
New Road , NE35 9DZ 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Red House Academy
Rutherglen Road , Red House Estate SR5 5LN 		1out of 4 3,130 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's RC College
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA 		4out of 4 3,250 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harry Watts Academy
Ramillies Road , SR5 5JA 		- not rated 2,765 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Craigshaw Road , SR5 3NF 		1out of 4 3,186 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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