Secondary schools in South Tyneside
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
South Tyneside has 8 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,625 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 82% stayed in education (England 86%): 27% in a school sixth form, 0% at a sixth form college, 52% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 6% of leavers, roughly twice the England rate of 3%.
8% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 28% of students in South Tyneside went to university (England 37%), and 14% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: South Tyneside against England
| Measure | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,625 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 27% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 52% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% |
State-funded secondary schools (8)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boldon SchoolCommunity school | 1,043 | 70% | 10% | 58% | 5% | — | 37.1 | 24% |
| Harton AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,599 | 84% | 33% | 49% | 7% | 74% | 42.6 | 38% |
| Hebburn Comprehensive SchoolCommunity school | 857 | 75% | 6% | 69% | 6% | — | 44.2 | 44% |
| Jarrow SchoolFoundation school | 844 | 78% | 6% | 71% | 7% | — | 42.6 | 36% |
| Mortimer Community CollegeCommunity school | 1,139 | 83% | 14% | 69% | 4% | — | 41.9 | 35% |
| St Joseph's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,377 | 81% | 42% | 37% | 9% | 48% | 45.5 | 41% |
| St Wilfrid's RC CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,271 | 85% | 40% | 43% | 6% | 64% | 48.2 | 50% |
| Whitburn Church of England AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,204 | 91% | 52% | 40% | 4% | 72% | 51.6 | 50% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (5)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne Coast Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 14% | — | — |
| Bamburgh Schoolspecial · Community special school | 223 | 96% | 0% | 44% | 0% | — | 9.8 | 4% |
| Epinay Business and Enterprise Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 258 | 100% | 0% | 47% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Keelman's Way Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 194 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Park View Schoolspecial · Community special school | 59 | 50% | 0% | 42% | 8% | — | 10.2 | 0% |