Northfield School and Sports College
Thames Road, Billingham, TS22 5EG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr R. J. Henderson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,650
- Pupils on roll
- 1,522
- URN
- 111731
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642557373
About this school
Northfield School and Sports College is a community secondary school in Billingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,522 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 275 | 273 | 288 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.4 | 47.2 | 45.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 -0.49 to -0.16 | -0.09 -0.26 to +0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 54.6% | 49.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 71.1% | 66.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 50.9% | 31.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
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 Northfield School and Sports College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.4 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.2 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.3 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,484 |
| 2023/24 | 1,518 |
| 2024/25 | 1,541 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northfield School and Sports College compares
Northfield School and Sports College ranked 8th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.3 | 10.2% | 30.2% | 1,522 | — |
| St Michael's Catholic Academy | 41.9 | 10.5% | 34.2% | 892 | 1.6 miles |
| North Shore Academy | 48.2 | 10.7% | 60.2% | 850 | 2.9 miles |
| Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth | 31.1 | 14.4% | 58.6% | 580 | 3.3 miles |
| Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy | 43.3 | 9.4% | 24.9% | 1,005 | 3.5 miles |
| The Grangefield Academy | 45.3 | 9.5% | 48.3% | 1,004 | 3.7 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
- 15 February 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.18%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.15%
- Persistent absence
- 30.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's Catholic Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Billingham
-
North Shore Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth3.3 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy3.5 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
The Grangefield Academy3.7 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Billingham
- St Michael's Catholic Academy Secondary
- Bewley Primary School Primary
- Billingham South Community Primary School Primary
- Oakdene Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy Primary
- Pentland Primary School Primary
- Prior's Mill CofE Primary School Primary
- Roseberry Primary School Primary
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wolviston Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Northfield School and Sports College teach?
- Northfield School and Sports College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Billingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Northfield School and Sports College?
- The headteacher of Northfield School and Sports College is Mr R. J. Henderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northfield School and Sports College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northfield School and Sports College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Northfield School and Sports College?
- Northfield School and Sports College has 1,522 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Northfield School and Sports College full?
- Northfield School and Sports College has capacity for 1,650 pupils and 1,522 on roll (92%), 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 Northfield School and Sports College a faith school?
- No. Northfield School and Sports College has no designated religious character.
- Is Northfield School and Sports College a selective school?
- No. Northfield School and Sports College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Northfield School and Sports College have?
- The schools register lists Northfield School and Sports College's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Northfield School and Sports College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.4 in 2022/23 and 45.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northfield School and Sports College rank locally?
- Northfield School and Sports College ranked 8th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northfield School and Sports College's absence rate?
- Northfield School and Sports College's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northfield School and Sports College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northfield School and Sports College'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.