Jarrow School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · South Tyneside
Field Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5PR
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/06/2022
Application demand
77%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
88.7%
29.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
844
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
859 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
77%
1st preference success rate
159 of 207 families who put it first got an offer
165
Places offered
354
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 207 | 159 | ● 77% |
| 2nd preference | 109 | 6 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 38 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 354 | 165 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
South Tyneside lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Atkinson
- Address
- Field Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5PR
- Phone
- 01914283200
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Ward / constituency
- Primrose · Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 133725
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
844 pupils · 859 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
14 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 877 pupils
Attendance
88.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.58 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 153 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 11% | 44% | 64% | |
| English Language | 149 | 11% | 41% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 148 | 11% | 46% | 65% | |
| Statistics | 146 | 7% | 31% | 54% | |
| Combined Science | 121 | 1% | 34% | 58% | |
| History | 100 | 7% | 32% | 41% | |
| Art and Design | 89 | 19% | 51% | 71% | |
| Spanish | 45 | 11% | 56% | 71% | |
| Geography | 37 | 27% | 59% | 73% | |
| Biology | 22 | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 22 | 36% | 91% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 50% | 100% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through South Tyneside council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.