Burnside College
Foundation school · sixth form · 995 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Academy sponsor led
Kings Priory School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,549of 1,505 places
- Free school meals
- 10.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 124
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 27 June 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Priory Primary School (URN 108570, until 9 May 2013); The King's School (URN 108650, until 9 May 2013).
What the data says
Of the 126 pupils who finished Year 11 at Kings Priory School in 2023, 66% stayed on in Kings Priory School’s own sixth form (North Tyneside average 40%), 25% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 88 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 68% went to university (North Tyneside 57%, England 37%), and 42% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 57.1 against 46.1 across England and 46.0 in North Tyneside, with 74% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
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 | Kings Priory School | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 126 | 2,044 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 66% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 25% | 40% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Kings Priory School | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 88 | 797 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 86% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 68% | 57% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 42% | 27% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 16% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 9% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Kings Priory School | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 57.1 | 46.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 74% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 94% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 57% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.32 | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 14% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 49.3 | 33.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 58.4 | 50.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 123 | 99% | 88% | 35% | 22% | 95% |
| English Language | 123 | 99% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 90% |
| English Literature | 121 | 98% | 86% | 21% | 21% | 95% |
| Combined Science | 90 | 73% | 65% | 13% | 9% | 80% |
| Geography | 68 | 55% | 41% | 50% | 25% | 94% |
| Business Studies | 58 | 47% | 18% | 31% | 20% | 86% |
| History | 54 | 44% | 41% | 33% | 26% | 89% |
| Spanish | 48 | 39% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 73% |
| Physical Education | 40 | 32% | 11% | 15% | 24% | 63% |
| Biology | 33 | 27% | 23% | 79% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 33 | 27% | 23% | 85% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 33 | 27% | 23% | 91% | 46% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 31 | 25% | 13% | 35% | 30% | 87% |
| German | 29 | 23% | 5% | 41% | 33% | 97% |
| Statistics | 29 | 23% | 5% | 83% | 20% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 26 | 21% | 11% | 15% | 23% | 88% |
| Fine Art | 19 | 15% | 9% | 42% | 28% | 89% |
| Music | 11 | 9% | 5% | 36% | 33% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 5 | 4% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 48 | 47% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Kings Priory School | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 240 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 102 | 682 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.66 | 35.61 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 43 | 42% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 32 | 31% | 31% |
| Business Studies | 28 | 27% | 13% |
| Biology | 25 | 25% | 20% |
| Geography | 21 | 21% | 10% |
| Economics | 21 | 21% | 13% |
| Physics | 21 | 21% | 12% |
| History | 18 | 18% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Sociology | 13 | 13% | 13% |
| English Language | 13 | 13% | 4% |
| English Literature | 10 | 10% | 11% |
| Fine Art | 9 | 9% | 3% |
| Politics | 8 | 8% | 6% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 16 | 16% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 11 | 11% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 6 | 6% | — |
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
Longbenton High School
Foundation school · sixth form · 995 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Marden High School
Foundation school · 1,014 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.1
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.