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Laurence Jackson School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Church Lane, Guisborough TS14 6RD · laurencejackson.org · 01287 636361
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Redcar and Cleveland 44.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,247
- 100% of 1,250 places
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 241 families put the school first and 248 places were offered; 97% 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 | 248 | 241 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 259 | 306 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 246 | 228 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 272 | 278 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 244 | 245 | 1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.9, and 47.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Redcar and Cleveland it was 44.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲47.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.09 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111724)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.7 | −0.3 |
| Sixth form college | 36.8 | +9.9 |
| Further education | 46 | −5 |
| Other education | 0.4 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6 | −1.8 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +0.9 |
Ofsted
Laurence Jackson School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111724), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111724)
Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111724)
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111724)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (170 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 170
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 51 parents (30%) with SEND