Stockton-on-Tees
North Shore Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Stockton-on-Tees school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 44.9 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 44.9
- Attainment 8
- 48%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- +0.07
- Progress 8
- [-0.19, 0.33]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 164 | 154 | 154 (100%) | 277 |
| September 2025 | 163 | 159 | 159 (100%) | 265 |
| September 2024 | 172 | 168 | 167 (99%) | 259 |
| September 2023 | 162 | 140 | 140 (100%) | 256 |
| September 2022 | 189 | 126 | 126 (100%) | 215 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Stockton-on-Tees’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 151 | 44.9 | — | 48.3% | 11.9% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 122 | 48.2 | — | 48.4% | — | 45.1% | 4.4 |
| 2023/2024 | 124 | 44.8 | +0.07 | 43.5% | — | 43.5% | 4.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 132 | 46.1 | +0.07 | 50.8% | — | 48.5% | 4.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 126 | 49.2 | +0.40 | — | — | 55.0% | 4.5 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136146 |
| Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Region | North East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Principal Rob Byrne |
| Trust | NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | TS20 2AY |
| Pupils | 816 |
| FSM eligible | 55.5% |
Contact and identifiers
Talbot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS20 2AY
https://nsa.northerneducationtrust.org/1642612381| DfE number | 6906 |
| UKPRN | 10043411 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2010 |
| GIAS updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 21 Sept 2021 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 7 Jul 2021 |
| Publication date | 21 Sept 2021 |