Laurence Jackson School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Redcar and Cleveland
Church Lane, Guisborough, TS14 6RD
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/06/2024
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
21.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,247
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,250 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
258 of 306 families who put it first got an offer
259
Places offered
464
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 306 | 258 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 94 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 53 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 464 | 259 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Redcar and Cleveland lets families list 3 preferences. 45 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Catherine Juckes
- Address
- Church Lane, Guisborough, TS14 6RD
- Phone
- 01287636361
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Ward / constituency
- Guisborough · Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147724
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
1,247 pupils · 1,250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
18 June 2024
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 · 1,276 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
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 | 45.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 219 | — |
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 | 219 | 18% | 57% | 78% | |
| English Language | 218 | 16% | 52% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 218 | 16% | 55% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 157 | 8% | 30% | 53% | |
| Geography | 133 | 25% | 53% | 68% | |
| History | 80 | 24% | 48% | 59% | |
| Business | 63 | 6% | 41% | 56% | |
| Biology | 58 | 41% | 74% | 90% | |
| Art and Design | 57 | 11% | 47% | 95% | |
| Physics | 55 | 44% | 84% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 55 | 42% | 76% | 93% | |
| Physical Education | 41 | 59% | 90% | 95% |
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 Redcar and Cleveland 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.