Harton Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,599 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.6
Community school
Boldon School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,043of 1,100 places
- Free school meals
- 51.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 204
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 18 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Boldon School has no sixth form. Of the 172 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 58% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
17% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.1 against 46.1 across England and 42.7 in South Tyneside, with 24% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Boldon School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 | Boldon School | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 172 | 1,625 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 79% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 70% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 10% | 27% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 58% | 52% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 17% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Boldon School | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.1 | 42.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 30% | 35% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.04 | 3.74 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 52% | 37% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.6 | 33.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.2 | 48.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 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 | 203 | 100% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 55% |
| Mathematics | 202 | 99% | 88% | 7% | 22% | 47% |
| English Literature | 180 | 88% | 86% | 7% | 21% | 58% |
| Combined Science | 169 | 83% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 39% |
| History | 118 | 58% | 41% | 17% | 26% | 55% |
| Geography | 49 | 24% | 41% | 22% | 25% | 65% |
| Spanish | 39 | 19% | 19% | 3% | 27% | 72% |
| French | 23 | 11% | 18% | 13% | 29% | 61% |
| Biology | 20 | 10% | 23% | 40% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 20 | 10% | 23% | 25% | 46% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 20 | 10% | 23% | 45% | 47% | 95% |
| Fine Art | 16 | 8% | 9% | 19% | 28% | 94% |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 5% | 31% | 20% | 32% | 60% |
| Textiles | 10 | 5% | 2% | 10% | 27% | 90% |
| Design and Technology | 9 | 4% | 11% | 56% | 23% | 78% |
| Statistics | 7 | 3% | 5% | 57% | 20% | 86% |
| Photography | 5 | 2% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 153 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 47 | — | — |
| Multimedia | 47 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 45 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 32 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 20 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 18 | — | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | 18 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 17 | — | — |
| Tourism | 13 | — | — |
| Retailing | 13 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 12 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 10 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 8 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in South Tyneside
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Community school · 857 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
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.