Norham High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- North Shields, NE29 7BU
- Distance
- 1.4km away
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Lynn Road, North Shields, NE29 8LF
Local ranking5th of 15 secondary schools in North Tyneside
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1650
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 17 May 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 49.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 260
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 69.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 13.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
113
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 19.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 290
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1622
- Boys
- 820 (49%)
- Girls
- 840 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1650 (101% full)
- SEND
- 13.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.8%
- EAL
- 8.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 11.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 106.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,130/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
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 82.3%
- Asian Other: 4.2%
- White Other: 3.0%
- Black African: 2.2%
- Asian Indian: 1.6%
- Asian Chinese: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
- White Irish: 0.9%
82.3%
White British
4.2%
Asian Other
3.0%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Lynn Road
North Shields, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 137734
- UKPRN
- 10035846
- Establishment No.
- 4605
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
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