Monkseaton High School

State school · Mixed · ages 13–18 · with sixth formNorth Tyneside, Whitley Bay NE25school website

About half of sixth-formers go on to university — well above the England rate.

Where this school leads
51%

of sixth-form leavers started university · North Tyneside 57% · England 37% · DfE destination measures, students who left in 2023

Knowledge sphere of Monkseaton High School: fields of knowledge mapped by the subjects taken here, by ISCED levelLanguage & Communication · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 44%Language & Communication · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 33%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 36%Natural Sciences · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 1%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 30%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 35%Health & Safety · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 22%Business & Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 1%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 2%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 19%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 17%Transversal Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 38%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%LanguageMathsScienceICTEngineeringHealthBusinessLawSocialArtsTransversalGreen
Ofsted
Inspected
Places
—
Pupils
155
Free school meals
26.6%

Ofsted: Short inspection, 13 May 2025: see the report · report. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from North Tyneside’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 955 places, including the sixth form. Free school meals: pupils eligible, a measure of family income.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

74%stayed in education after Year 11
This school74%
North Tyneside83%
England86%

DfE Key Stage 4 destination measures · 104 pupils who left Year 11 in 2023

Of the 104 pupils who finished Year 11 at Monkseaton High School in 2023, 34% stayed on in Monkseaton High School’s own sixth form (North Tyneside average 40%), 38% went to a further education college and 10% started an apprenticeship.

Stayed in education — counted only if the pupil was still there for two terms of the next year; apprenticeships and jobs are counted the same way.

Full breakdown11
MeasureMonkseaton High SchoolNorth TynesideEngland
Pupils in the cohort1042,044607,348
Any sustained destination86%92%92%
Stayed in education74%83%86%
— school sixth form34%40%34%
— sixth form college0%0%13%
— further education college38%40%37%
— other education2%3%2%
Apprenticeship10%6%3%
Employment2%2%3%
No sustained destination13%6%6%
Destination unknown2%2%3%
After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

13%went to one of the most selective universities
This school13%
North Tyneside27%
England19%

DfE 16–18 destination measures · 39 students who left in 2023

51% went to university (England 37%). 5% started an apprenticeship (England 7%). 26% went into work and 15% had no steady place a year on (England 28% and 16%).

Most selective universities — the third of UK universities whose entrants hold the highest grades; the share is of students who completed level 3 qualifications.

Full breakdown7
MeasureMonkseaton High SchoolNorth TynesideEngland
Students in the cohort39797541,441
Any sustained destination82%86%79%
University (higher education)51%57%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students13%27%19%
Further education0%3%5%
Apprenticeship5%8%7%
Employment26%19%28%
No sustained destination15%9%16%
GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

41.0Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school41.0
North Tyneside46.0
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 146 pupils in Year 11

32% of pupils here are disadvantaged (England 28%). Disadvantaged pupils here scored 30.0 — below disadvantaged pupils across England (34.9).

34% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (North Tyneside 43%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureMonkseaton High SchoolNorth TynesideEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)41.046.046.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%43%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%65%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects32%29%41%
EBacc average point score3.573.984.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort32%26%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils30.033.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils46.150.450.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language6%7%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

25.89%of the GCSE and A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,870 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Business Studies stands out at GCSE — 51% of the year group took it, against 18% across England. At A level it is History: 35% of students (England 13%).

Language & Communication44%
Green & Sustainability38%
Natural Sciences36%
Health & Safety35%
Mathematics & Statistics33%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects14

Entries 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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics146100%88%12%22%56%
English Language146100%89%14%20%64%
Combined Science14398%65%12%9%52%
English Literature14297%86%11%21%62%
History11277%41%14%26%46%
Business Studies7551%18%21%20%56%
Spanish4732%19%13%27%55%
Geography2819%41%14%25%54%
Fine Art2316%9%17%28%61%
Japanese11%0%—53%—
Russian11%0%—87%—
Chinese11%1%—75%—
Textiles11%2%—27%—
Photography11%6%—19%—
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications6
SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Hospitality / Catering Studies63100%—
Engineering Studies51100%—
Sports Studies46100%—
Health Studies44100%—
Computer Appreciation / Introduction42100%—
Music performance: Group1785%—
A level subjects8

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology945%23%
History735%13%
Business Studies630%13%
Biology——20%
English Language——4%
English Literature——11%
Mathematics——31%
Sociology——13%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses10
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*945%—
Art and DesignGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
MultimediaOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3———
Applied SciencesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)———
Health StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)———
Sports StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*———
Childcare SkillsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Art and DesignGCE AS level (All)———
A level results8
MeasureMonkseaton High SchoolNorth TynesideEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study60——
— of whom A level students20682261,341
Average A level gradeD+B-B-
Average points per A level entry23.4235.6135.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects0%17%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Language & Communication35%
Green & Sustainability31%
Mathematics & Statistics29%
Natural Sciences29%
Health & Safety29%
Engineering & Manufacturing27%
Business & Administration21%
Arts & Humanities18%
Transversal Skills15%
Social & Cultural Skills2%
Law & Public Administration1%
Digital & ICT Skills1%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 10.3ratio 8.4gradient 7.5percentage 7.5root 6.0impact 5.9evidence 5.6reflection 5.2equation 5.0translation 4.7audience 4.7power 4.7theme 4.6comparison 4.1vocabulary 4.0surd 4.0tangent 4.0direct proportion 4.0inverse proportion 4.0volume 4.0textual evidence 4.0grammar 4.0standard form 4.0point of view 4.0

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, percentage, graph from Business Studies, Biology, Business Studies and 4 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses probability, sampling, conclusion from Psychology, Biology, Chemistry and 3 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses pressure, conservation of mass, energy change from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
More apprenticeships9
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses area, unit conversion, volume from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics · jobs: battery test technician
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses chart, presentation, mean from Psychology, Business Studies, English Language and 2 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses sampling, unit conversion, graph from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, trigonometry, formulae from Business Studies, Biology, Geography and 2 more
Improvement specialistLevel 5 (higher) apprenticeship · business and administration · uses prediction, correlation, sample size from Biology, Geography, Mathematics · jobs: business consultant, environmental engineer, civil engineer
Bulk storage terminal technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses density, unit conversion, graph from Business Studies, Chemistry, Mathematics and 1 more
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data interpretation, limitation, uncertainty from Business Studies, Biology, Chemistry and 1 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Aerospace engineerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses equilibrium, kinematics, trigonometry from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics · jobs: aerodynamics engineer, aerospace engineer, aircraft maintenance technician
Storyboard artistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses presentation, content selection, emotional impact from Art and Design, English Language, Geography and 3 more · jobs: storyboard artist
Admissions

How do you get a place?

The last distance at which Monkseaton High School offered Year 7 places is not yet on file; it comes from North Tyneside’s allocation statistics.

  1. 31 OctApply to North Tyneside in Year 6 for a Year 7 place
  2. 1 MarNational Offer Day
  3. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
North Tyneside

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

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.