Northfield School and Sports College is a secondary school located in Billingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/07/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Thames Road, Billingham, TS22 5EG
Website: http://northfieldssc.org/
Telephone: 01642557373
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Stockton-on-Tees
Headteacher / Principal: Mr R. J. Henderson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 111731

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/07/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1650
Number of Pupils: 1439
Number of Boys: 683
Number of Girls: 756

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.21 Confidence interval -0.37 to -0.05
Of the 252 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 250 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:41%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.86
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Wolviston Mill Lane, TS22 5LU
205 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Prior's Mill Church of England Controlled Primary School, Billingham
Clifton Avenue, TS22 5BX
357 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wolviston Primary School
The Green, Wolviston TS22 5LN
970 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy
Rievaulx Avenue, TS23 2BS
1,014 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pentland Primary School
Pentland Avenue, TS23 2RG
2,024 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Northfield School and Sports College
Thames Road, TS22 5EG
0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Michael's Catholic Academy
Beamish Road, TS23 3DX
2,857 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ash Trees Academy
Bowes Road, TS23 2BU
1,089 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedElmbank Learning Centre
Viewly Hill Farm, Stockton on Tees TS20 1PQ
1,802 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Girls More About School
- not ratedBishopton PRU
Marsh House Avenue, Billingham TS23 3HB
2,049 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKing Edwin School
Mill Lane, TS20 1LG
2,656 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedRed House School
36 The Green, Norton TS20 1DX
2,917 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.