Boldon School
Community school · 1,043 pupils
70% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.1
Community school
Hebburn Comprehensive School
- Pupils on roll
- 857of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 50.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 196
- Ofsted
- Report card, 9 December 2025Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Needs attentionPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
What the data says
Hebburn Comprehensive School has no sixth form. Of the 125 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 69% to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.2 against 46.1 across England and 42.7 in South Tyneside, with 44% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in South Tyneside and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Hebburn Comprehensive School | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 125 | 1,625 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 75% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 27% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 69% | 52% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Hebburn Comprehensive School | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.2 | 42.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 40% | 35% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 | 3.74 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 47% | 37% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.3 | 33.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.3 | 48.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 7% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 192 | 98% | 89% | 22% | 20% | 65% |
| Mathematics | 191 | 97% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 69% |
| English Literature | 184 | 94% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 70% |
| Combined Science | 172 | 88% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 59% |
| History | 94 | 48% | 41% | 20% | 26% | 50% |
| Geography | 88 | 45% | 41% | 20% | 25% | 64% |
| Business Studies | 67 | 34% | 18% | 18% | 20% | 67% |
| Art and Design | 58 | 30% | 7% | 19% | 24% | 72% |
| Media Studies | 57 | 29% | 4% | 12% | 20% | 65% |
| Spanish | 41 | 21% | 19% | 22% | 27% | 85% |
| French | 36 | 18% | 18% | 6% | 29% | 72% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 30 | 15% | 8% | 13% | 21% | 37% |
| Photography | 26 | 13% | 6% | 31% | 19% | 96% |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 7% | 31% | 50% | 32% | 71% |
| Music | 13 | 7% | 5% | 23% | 33% | 92% |
| Biology | 12 | 6% | 23% | 42% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 12 | 6% | 23% | 42% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 12 | 6% | 23% | 33% | 47% | 100% |
| Textiles | 10 | 5% | 2% | 50% | 27% | 100% |
| Drama | 6 | 3% | 7% | 17% | 27% | 50% |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 69 | — | — |
| Personal Health | 35 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 33 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 12 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 12 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in South Tyneside
Harton Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,599 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.6
Jarrow School
Foundation school · 844 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.6
Mortimer Community College
Community school · 1,139 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.9
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,377 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.5
St Wilfrid's RC College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,271 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.