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North Shore Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Talbot Street, Stockton-on-Tees TS20 2AY · nsa.northerneducationtrust.org · 01642 612381
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Stockton-on-Tees 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 850
- 81% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 53.9%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 154 families put the school first and 164 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 | 164 | 154 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 163 | 159 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 172 | 168 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 162 | 140 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 189 | 126 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.2, and 48.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.41 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.6 | +0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 4 | −9.5 |
| Further education | 58.1 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 3.2 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 20.2 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 10.5 | +8.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected North Shore Academy on 6 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 6 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2021Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Positive
- 70%
- Replies
- 41
- 5% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on 15 parents (37%) whose child was bullied
based on 16 parents (39%) with SEND