Hebburn Comprehensive SchoolJarrow School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Hebburn Comprehensive School and Jarrow School are secondary schools.
Hebburn Comprehensive School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Jarrow School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Jarrow School is ahead on our composite score.
Hebburn Comprehensive School was judged the expected standard and Jarrow School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.2 for Hebburn Comprehensive School and 42.6 for Jarrow School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Hebburn Comprehensive School (41.2 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Jarrow School (41.8 in 2021-22, 42.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HebburnHebburn Comprehensive School | JarrowJarrow School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D51/100 | D53/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 8 in South Tyneside | 3rd of 8 in South Tyneside Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 908 | 836 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 859 | |
| Location | Hebburn, NE31 2QU | Jarrow, NE32 5PR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.2 Stronger figure | 42.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.9% Stronger figure | 35.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.2% Stronger figure | 56.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.8% Stronger figure | 28.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 Stronger figure | 3.58 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 196 | 153 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 908 | 836 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.3% | 45.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.4% | 1.7% | |
| SEN support | 18.1% | 22.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.1% | 7.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.8% Stronger figure | 11.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.2% | 29.1% 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.
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Jarrow School
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