North Shore AcademyThe Grangefield Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stockton-on-Tees.

Summary of the comparison

North Shore Academy and The Grangefield Academy are secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.

  • North Shore Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Grangefield Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Grangefield Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • North Shore Academy was judged strong and The Grangefield Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.2 for North Shore Academy and 45.3 for The Grangefield Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at North Shore Academy (49.2 in 2021-22, 48.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Grangefield Academy (49.0 in 2021-22, 45.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

North Shore Academy versus The Grangefield Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Stockton-on-TeesNorth Shore AcademyStockton-on-TeesThe Grangefield AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking6th of 13 in Stockton-on-Tees 4th of 13 in Stockton-on-Tees Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: StrongOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll816 1,013
Capacity1,050 1,050
LocationStockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
GCSE results
Attainment 848.2 Stronger figure45.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths48.4% 50.5% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.9% Stronger figure67.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc45.1% Stronger figure37.1% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.41 Stronger figure4.15 4.09
Cohort122 202
Pupils
Pupils in the census816 1,013
Free school meals (ever 6)60.2% 48.3%
English as an additional language10.7% 15.5%
SEN support18.5% 12.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence10.7% 9.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence31.8% 26.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

North Shore Academy

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