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

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northfield School and Sports College
Thames Road , TS22 5EG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Catholic Academy
Beamish Road , TS23 3DX
3out of 4 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
Ash Trees Academy
Bowes Road , TS23 2BU
3out of 4 1,089 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Elmbank Learning Centre
Viewly Hill Farm , Stockton on Tees TS20 1PQ
- not rated 1,802 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Girls More About School
Bishopton PRU
Marsh House Avenue , Billingham TS23 3HB
- not rated 2,049 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edwin School
Mill Lane , TS20 1LG
- not rated 2,656 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Red House School
36 The Green , Norton TS20 1DX
- not rated 2,917 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.