Bamburgh SchoolEpinay Business and Enterprise School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in South Shields.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Bamburgh School and Epinay Business and Enterprise School in South Shields.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Bamburgh School was judged exceptional and Epinay Business and Enterprise School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 7.8 for Bamburgh School and 0.4 for Epinay Business and Enterprise School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bamburgh School (10.1 in 2021-22, 7.8 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Epinay Business and Enterprise School (1.2 in 2021-22, 0.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | South ShieldsBamburgh School | South ShieldsEpinay Business and Enterprise School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Community special school | Foundation special school | |
| Age range | 3-16 | 4-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 223 | 258 | |
| Capacity | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Location | South Shields, NE34 7TD | South Shields, NE34 8BT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 7.8 Stronger figure | 0.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 4.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 4.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 25 | 41 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 100.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 222 | 224 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 57.2% | 66.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.9% | 1.8% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% | 6.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.0% | 18.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bamburgh School
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