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St Wilfrid's RC College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy

Temple Park Road, South Shields NE34 0QA · st-wilfrids.org · 0191 456 9121

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
48.2
average Attainment 8 score. South Tyneside 42.7, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,271
88% of 1,450 places
Local authority
South Tyneside
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
34.2%
First language not English
14.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 127 families put the school first and 182 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: 213 (Places 238)213September 2023: 216 (Places 240)216September 2024: 188 (Places 212)188September 2025: 166 (Places 214)166September 2026: 127 (Places 182)127Places 182
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261821270.7100%
September 2025Sept 20252141660.8100%
September 2024Sept 20242121880.9100%
September 2023Sept 20232402160.9100%
September 2022Sept 20222382130.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.2, and 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across South Tyneside it was 42.7, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.1 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: 51.9 (England 46.3)51.92017/18: 53.4 (England 46.5)53.42018/19: 50.4 (England 46.7)50.42021/22: 52.7 (England 48.8)52.72022/23: 48.1 (England 46.3)48.12023/24: 48.1 (England 45.9)48.12024/25: 48.2 (England 46.0)48.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲48.246.0
▲50.0%45.4%
▲74.1%64.8%
▼30.6%40.5%
●4.194.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108736)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form36.9−2.3
Further education46.2−0.1
Other education0.4—
Apprenticeship7.6+2.8
Employment2.2−2.2
Not in a lasting destination5.3+1.8
Activity not captured1.3−0.5

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: 32.2 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.8 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 35.2 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 31.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 40.1 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 35.4 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 30.6 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 32.1 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
69 studentsC+ (32.1)Average -0.16
69 studentsC+ (32.1)Average -0.16
32 studentsDist (35)Above average +0.45
14%AAB or better
98%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2467C (30.6)-0.17
2022/2359B- (35.4)—
2021/2262B (40.1)—
2018/1971C (31.5)-0.15
2017/1866B- (35.2)0.00
2016/1766C+ (32.8)+0.09
2015/1669C+ (32.2)-0.17

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University56.8+0.3
Further and other education2.7−1.7
Further education1.4—
Other education1.4—
Apprenticeship10.8+0.7
Employment17.6−5.6
Not in a lasting destination10.8+5
Activity not captured1.4—

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Wilfrid's RC College on 8 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
8 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2024

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2018Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Dec 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

49% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (255 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
49%
Replies
255
19% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼61% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼62% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼41% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼73% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼66% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼51% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼66% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼78% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼77% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼48% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼51% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 91% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼34% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 47% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼51% agreeEngland 67%

based on 71 parents (28%) with SEND

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