Burnside College
Foundation school · sixth form · 995 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Foundation school
Norham High School
- Pupils on roll
- 498of 520 places
- Free school meals
- 63.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 54
- Ofsted
- Good, 22 March 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Norham High School has no sixth form. Of the 46 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 74% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
15% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 59% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.7 against 46.1 across England and 46.0 in North Tyneside, with 24% 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 North Tyneside and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Norham High School | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 46 | 2,044 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 80% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 76% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 74% | 40% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 15% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Norham High School | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.7 | 46.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 20% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 56% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 42.5 | 33.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.9 | 50.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 30% | 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 Literature | 54 | 100% | 86% | 6% | 21% | 76% |
| English Language | 53 | 98% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 62% |
| Combined Science | 53 | 98% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 51% |
| Mathematics | 52 | 96% | 88% | 2% | 22% | 65% |
| History | 33 | 61% | 41% | 9% | 26% | 64% |
| Statistics | 32 | 59% | 5% | 3% | 20% | 66% |
| Photography | 19 | 35% | 6% | 5% | 19% | 95% |
| Geography | 19 | 35% | 41% | 5% | 25% | 58% |
| Art and Design | 15 | 28% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 73% |
| Drama | 14 | 26% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 43% |
| French | 10 | 19% | 18% | 10% | 29% | 100% |
| Spanish | 3 | 6% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 4% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 50 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 17 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 15 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 6 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 5 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in North Tyneside
Churchill Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.4
George Stephenson High School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,233 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.0
John Spence Community High School
Academy converter · 872 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.0
Kings Priory School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,549 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.1
Longbenton High School
Foundation school · sixth form · 995 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
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.