The Grangefield Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
C64
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
- Distance
- 2.4km away
North Shore Academy
Talbot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Local ranking5th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 6 January 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 151
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 80.0%
- Continued in education
- 75.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 816
- Boys
- 447 (53%)
- Girls
- 403 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (81% full)
- SEND
- 21.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 60.2%
- EAL
- 10.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 18.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 27.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,924/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 79.5%
- Black African: 5.3%
- Other: 3.7%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
79.5%
White British
5.3%
Black African
3.7%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Talbot Street
Stockton-on-Tees, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 136146
- UKPRN
- 10043411
- Establishment No.
- 6906
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
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