Hebburn Comprehensive School
Campbell Park Road, Hebburn, NE31 2QU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Thompson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 857
- URN
- 108731
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914833199
About this school
Hebburn Comprehensive School is a community secondary school in Hebburn. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 857 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hebburn Comprehensive School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 125 | 171 | 196 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | 40.8 | 44.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.35 -0.61 to -0.10 | -0.35 -0.57 to -0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 33.3% | 43.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 55% | 61.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 36.3% | 39.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hebburn Comprehensive School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | South Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.4 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.8 | 33.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.2 | 37.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 849 |
| 2023/24 | 945 |
| 2024/25 | 908 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hebburn Comprehensive School compares
Hebburn Comprehensive School ranked 4th of 8 secondary schools in South Tyneside for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.2 | 10.8% | 49.3% | 857 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Academy | 45.5 | 9.3% | 23.4% | 1,377 | 0.7 miles |
| Jarrow School | 42.6 | 11.3% | 45.7% | 844 | 1.0 miles |
| Walker Riverside Academy | 35.5 | 12.1% | 68.1% | 1,101 | 1.6 miles |
| Burnside College | 44.2 | 9% | 37.7% | 995 | 1.9 miles |
| Heworth Grange School | 36.4 | 13.8% | 53% | 910 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report9 December 2025
- 8 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.34%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.78%
- Persistent absence
- 32.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Hebburn
-
Jarrow School1.0 miles
Secondary · Jarrow
-
Walker Riverside Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Burnside College1.9 miles
Secondary · Wallsend
-
Heworth Grange School2.1 miles
Secondary · Gateshead
Other schools in Hebburn
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy Secondary
- The Sue Hedley Nursery School Nursery
- Hebburn Lakes Primary School Primary
- St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn Primary
- St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy Primary
- St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn Primary
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Toner Avenue Primary School Primary
- Groundwork South and North Tyneside Other types
- Keelman's Way School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hebburn Comprehensive School teach?
- Hebburn Comprehensive School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hebburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Hebburn Comprehensive School?
- The headteacher of Hebburn Comprehensive School is Mr David Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hebburn Comprehensive School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hebburn Comprehensive School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hebburn Comprehensive School?
- Hebburn Comprehensive School has 857 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hebburn Comprehensive School full?
- Hebburn Comprehensive School has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 857 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hebburn Comprehensive School a faith school?
- No. Hebburn Comprehensive School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hebburn Comprehensive School a selective school?
- No. Hebburn Comprehensive School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Hebburn Comprehensive School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.4 in 2022/23 and 44.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hebburn Comprehensive School compare with other schools in South Tyneside?
- Hebburn Comprehensive School ranked 4th of 8 secondary schools in South Tyneside for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hebburn Comprehensive School's absence rate?
- Hebburn Comprehensive School's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hebburn Comprehensive School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hebburn Comprehensive School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.