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Bamburgh School

Norham Avenue, South Shields, NE34 7TD

Ofsted: Outstanding

Independent

Phase

Capacity

3-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
9.8 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
3.8% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
3.8% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
0.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
0.7 nat4.1
Cohort Size
26

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
96.0%
Continued in education
96.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
0.0%
Not sustained
4.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
222
Boys
152 (68%)
Girls
70 (32%)
SEND
100.0%
FSM Eligible
57.2%
EAL
0.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
100.0%
SEN Support
0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
7.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
29.0
Budget per Pupil
£21,453/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
24.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community special school
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 94.1%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 1.8%
  • White Other: 0.9%
  • Mixed Other: 0.9%
  • Black African: 0.9%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%

94.1%

White British

1.8%

Asian Bangladeshi

0.9%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
108738
UKPRN
10014898
Establishment No.
7000

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