North Shore Academy
About the school
North Shore Academy is an open secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 January 2026
- Published
- 16 February 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 48.2
- Stockton-on-Tees
- 45
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Stockton-on-Tees
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 48.40%
- Stockton-on-Tees
- 47.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 68.90%
- Stockton-on-Tees
- 66.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 45.10%
- Stockton-on-Tees
- 39.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.41
- Stockton-on-Tees
- 3.97
- 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
816
Girls
48.28%
Boys
51.72%
SEN support
18.50%
Education, health and care plan
2.82%
English as an additional language
10.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
60.17%
Overall absence
10.73
Persistent absence
31.83
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
132
Sustained education or employment
80%
Education
75%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
14%