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Jarrow School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Field Terrace, Jarrow NE32 5PR · jarrowschool.com · 0191 428 3200
On the mapSearch near NE32 5PR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.6
- average Attainment 8 score. South Tyneside 42.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 844
- 98% of 859 places
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.9%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 220 families put the school first and 162 places were offered; 73% 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 | 162 | 220 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 165 | 207 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 163 | 202 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 161 | 218 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 162 | 176 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.6, and 35.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across South Tyneside it was 42.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.58 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.1 | +1.5 |
| Further education | 75.5 | +16.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | −6.7 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11 | −7.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −0.8 |
Ofsted
Jarrow School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 30
- 4% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (40%) with SEND