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Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Guisborough Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough TS7 0LA · nunthorpe.co.uk · 01642 310561

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
47
average Attainment 8 score. Redcar and Cleveland 44.4, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,321
79% of 1,675 places
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
26.6%
First language not English
2.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Areté Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 155 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 287 (Places 256)287September 2023: 255 (Places 256)255September 2024: 253 (Places 257)253September 2025: 179 (Places 241)179September 2026: 155 (Places 207)155Places 207
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262071550.7100%
September 2025Sept 20252411790.7100%
September 2024Sept 2024257253191%
September 2023Sept 2023256255195%
September 2022Sept 20222562871.1▲81%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47, and 45.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Redcar and Cleveland it was 44.4, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (31.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.3 (England 46.3)46.32017/18: 48.3 (England 46.5)48.32018/19: 46.8 (England 46.7)46.82021/22: 53.5 (England 48.8)53.52022/23: 46.9 (England 46.3)46.92023/24: 45.8 (England 45.9)45.82024/25: 47.0 (England 46.0)47.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●4746
●45.3%45.4%
●63.8%64.8%
▲60.6%40.5%
●4.234.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form23−11.9
Sixth form college12.4+5.2
Further education55.3+10.3
Other education0.7−0.7
Apprenticeship3.2−0.4
Employment2.8−0.4
Not in a lasting destination1.4−3.3
Activity not captured1.1—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 35.0 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 35.8 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 35.7 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 34.2 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 33.7 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 30.7 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 32.6 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 31.9 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
62 studentsC+ (31.9)Below average -0.40
62 studentsC+ (32)Below average -0.40
20 studentsDist+ (38.4)Average +0.30
10.7%AAB or better
95.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2484C+ (32.6)-0.35
2022/2364C (30.7)—
2021/2271C+ (33.7)—
2018/1970C+ (34.2)+0.09
2017/1895B- (35.7)+0.26
2016/1784B- (35.8)+0.46
2015/1680B- (35)+0.31

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University53.1−6.9
Other education2−6.9
Apprenticeship14.3+3.2
Employment21.4+7
Not in a lasting destination6.1+1.7
Activity not captured3.1+2

Ofsted

Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
18 Jun 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Oct 2010Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

52% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (143 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
52%
Replies
143
10% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼68% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼63% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼40% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼64% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼62% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼57% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼56% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼44% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼38% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 91% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼24% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 51% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼36% agreeEngland 68%

based on 49 parents (34%) with SEND

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