Harton Academy is a secondary school located in South Shields. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 10/01/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lisle Road, South Shields, NE34 6DL
Website: www.harton-tc.co.uk
Telephone: 01914274050
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: South Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Sir Ken Gibson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144204

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1601
Number of Pupils: 1654
Number of Boys: 785
Number of Girls: 869

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.13 Confidence interval -0.28 to 0.03
Of the 265 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 264 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.99
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harton Primary School
East Avenue , NE34 6PF 		3out of 4 344 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Gregory's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School
Harton House Road East , NE34 6DZ 		4out of 4 723 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ridgeway Primary Academy
Park Avenue , NE34 8AB 		3out of 4 940 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Sea View Primary School
Norham Avenue North , Horsley Hill Community Campus NE34 7TD 		3out of 4 1,283 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mortimer Primary School
Mortimer Road , NE34 0RW 		4out of 4 1,348 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harton Academy
Lisle Road , NE34 6DL 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mortimer Community College
Reading Road , NE33 4UG 		2out of 4 1,475 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's RC College
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA 		4out of 4 1,522 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tyne Coast College
St George's Avenue , NE34 6ET 		- not rated 1,543 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bamburgh School
Norham Avenue , NE34 7TD 		3out of 4 1,206 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Park View School
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA 		3out of 4 1,522 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA 		2out of 4 1,701 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
AutismAble CIC
The Captains Row , NE33 5AS 		- not rated 2,662 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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