Harton Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · South Tyneside
Lisle Road, South Shields, NE34 6DL
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/02/2024
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.0%
27.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,599
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,601 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
265 of 304 families who put it first got an offer
268
Places offered
632
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 304 | 265 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 246 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 82 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 632 | 268 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
South Tyneside lets families list 3 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jon Skurr
- Address
- Lisle Road, South Shields, NE34 6DL
- Phone
- 01914274050
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Ward / constituency
- Harton · South Shields
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144204
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE ILLUMINARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,599 pupils · 1,601 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,399 pupils
Attendance
90.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
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 | 43.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.48 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.05 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
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 | 38.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.91 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 268 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.51 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 149 | — |
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 | 263 | 15% | 45% | 70% | |
| English Language | 263 | 8% | 43% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 262 | 11% | 47% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 219 | 4% | 30% | 55% | |
| Geography | 171 | 21% | 51% | 63% | |
| Business | 72 | 11% | 40% | 51% | |
| French | 67 | 6% | 60% | 78% | |
| Spanish | 65 | 9% | 65% | 83% | |
| Design & Technology | 63 | 21% | 38% | 51% | |
| History | 61 | 18% | 52% | 66% | |
| Social Studies | 55 | 15% | 51% | 73% | |
| Physical Education | 54 | 7% | 44% | 56% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 50 | 2% | 4% | 26% | |
| Mathematics | 44 | 5% | 18% | 41% | |
| Biology | 41 | 2% | 10% | 34% | |
| History | 27 | 0% | 30% | 44% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 0% | 7% | 30% | |
| Economics | 23 | 4% | 35% | 65% | |
| Sociology | 23 | 4% | 4% | 26% | |
| Geography | 22 | 0% | 18% | 59% | |
| Business Studies | 22 | 5% | 9% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 19 | 0% | 16% | 42% | |
| English Language | 14 | 7% | 14% | 43% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 14 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19940: Harton Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.