Northfield School and Sports College, Billingham

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Northfield School and Sports College

Thames Road, Billingham TS22 5EG

https://www.northfieldssc.org/

Northfield School and Sports College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Stockton-on-Tees). It has about 1,480 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In February 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Environment, Admissions and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Destinations.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.6		St Michael's Catholic Academy
2.9		North Shore Academy
3.5		Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
3.7		Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
3.7		The Grangefield Academy
4.0		Macmillan Academy
4.1		Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
4.4		Outwood Academy Riverside
5.0		English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
5.2		St Patrick's Catholic College
5.3		Thornaby Academy
5.3		Manor Community Academy

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attainment: About average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

Provision for special educational needs

Hearing impairment

Visual impairment

Source: Department for Education. For full, up-to-date details, always ask a representative of the school.

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