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Maintained school
Mortimer Community College
Secondary
Reading Road, South Shields, NE334UG
019 1456 6511


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1031

Mortimer Community College is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1085. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 18 Sep 2019.


PUPIL MIX
495 boys and 536 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
18.3
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
39.9%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
11.1%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
13.7%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
17.7%
EHC PLAN
0.6%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
42.4
Local Authority
42.6
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
30%
Local Authority
34%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 37% 24% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.46 3.53 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

18 Sep 2019

Latest inspection summary:


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




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 397
Of which first preference applications 191
Of which second preference applications 146
Of which third preference applications 60
Total offers made 218
Of which first preference offers 189
Of which second preference offers 23
Of which third preference offers 6




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
89%
Local Authority
92%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 74% 80% 87%
Staying in employment 9% 5% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 7% 7% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 9% 7% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
10
GREEN SPACE
7
ENVIRONMENT
8
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£169,975 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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