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Northfield School and Sports College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Thames Road, Billingham TS22 5EG · northfieldssc.org · 01642 557373
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Stockton-on-Tees 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,522
- 92% of 1,650 places
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 271 families put the school first and 279 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 279 | 271 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 295 | 283 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 312 | 298 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 321 | 306 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 313 | 298 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.3, and 49.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stockton-on-Tees it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.97 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 3.7 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 78.8 | +3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −4.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.6 | +2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
Northfield School and Sports College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 15 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (201 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 201
- 13% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on 66 parents (33%) whose child was bullied
based on 72 parents (36%) with SEND