Boldon School

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Boldon School

Secondary

New Road, Boldon Colliery, NE359DZ

http://boldonschool.com/

019 1536 2176

SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL

School Profile

GENDER

Mixed

AGE

11 - 16

PUPILS

786

Boldon School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1100. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 19 Sep 2019.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).

PUPIL MIX

388 boys and 398 girls

PUPILS PER TEACHER

15.5

ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS

33.2%

ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE

0.8%

PERSISTENT ABSENCE

14.8%

PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX

School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES

SEN SUPPORT

29.5%

EHC PLAN

1.5%

SEN PROVISIONS:

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
HI - Hearing Impairment
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty

School Performance

Attainment 8 score

School

46.9

Local Authority

42.6

England

46.7

Progress 8 score

Above Average

Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School

38%

Local Authority

34%

England

43%

English Baccalaureate

	School	Local Authority	England
Pupils entering EBacc	4%	24%	40%
EBacc average point score	3.24	3.53	4.07

School Inspections

Inspectorate	The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
Inspection reports	Ofsted Website
Latest inspection rating
Latest inspection date	19 Sep 2019
Latest inspection summary:

Category	Assessment
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Good
Safeguarding is effective	Yes

School Admissions

Demand for secondary school places

High

Applications and Offers
Total preferred applications	241
Of which first preference applications	156
Of which second preference applications	59
Of which third preference applications	26
Total offers made	221
Of which first preference offers	156
Of which second preference offers	8
Of which third preference offers	0