Jarrow School
About the school
Jarrow School is an open secondary school in South Tyneside.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 June 2022
- Published
- 21 September 2022
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.6
- South Tyneside
- 42.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- South Tyneside
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 35.90%
- South Tyneside
- 38.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 56.20%
- South Tyneside
- 60.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 28.80%
- South Tyneside
- 35.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.58
- South Tyneside
- 3.74
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
836
Girls
49.04%
Boys
50.96%
SEN support
22.61%
Education, health and care plan
7.06%
English as an additional language
1.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
45.69%
Overall absence
11.32
Persistent absence
29.08
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
164
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
78%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
9%