Jarrow School
Field Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5PR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Atkinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 859
- Pupils on roll
- 844
- URN
- 133725
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914283200
About this school
Jarrow School is a foundation secondary school in Jarrow. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 844 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 164 | 163 | 153 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | 42.8 | 42.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.21 -0.43 to +0.01 | -0.16 -0.38 to +0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 31.3% | 35.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 54% | 56.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 25.8% | 28.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
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 Jarrow 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 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.8 | 33.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.6 | 37.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 832 |
| 2023/24 | 842 |
| 2024/25 | 836 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Jarrow School compares
Jarrow School ranked 6th of 8 secondary schools in South Tyneside for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.6 | 11.3% | 45.7% | 844 | — |
| Hebburn Comprehensive School | 44.2 | 10.8% | 49.3% | 857 | 1.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Academy | 45.5 | 9.3% | 23.4% | 1,377 | 1.6 miles |
| Burnside College | 44.2 | 9% | 37.7% | 995 | 2.0 miles |
| Boldon School | 37.1 | 12.5% | 53.1% | 1,043 | 2.3 miles |
| Walker Riverside Academy | 35.5 | 12.1% | 68.1% | 1,101 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.69%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 11.32%
- Persistent absence
- 29.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hebburn Comprehensive School1.0 miles
Secondary · Hebburn
-
St Joseph's Catholic Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Hebburn
-
Burnside College2.0 miles
Secondary · Wallsend
-
Boldon School2.3 miles
Secondary · Boldon Colliery
-
Walker Riverside Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Jarrow
- Clervaux Nursery School Nursery
- Bede Burn Primary School Primary
- Dunn Street Primary School Primary
- Fellgate Primary School Primary
- Hedworthfield Primary School Primary
- Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School Primary
- Simonside Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- Valley View Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Jarrow School teach?
- Jarrow School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Jarrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Jarrow School?
- The headteacher of Jarrow School is Mr Paul Atkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Jarrow School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Jarrow 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 big is Jarrow School?
- Jarrow School has 844 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Jarrow School full?
- Jarrow School has capacity for 859 pupils and 844 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Jarrow School a faith school?
- No. Jarrow School has no designated religious character.
- Is Jarrow School a selective school?
- No. Jarrow School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Jarrow School have?
- The schools register lists Jarrow School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Jarrow School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44 in 2022/23 and 42.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Jarrow School rank locally?
- Jarrow School ranked 6th of 8 secondary schools in South Tyneside for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Jarrow School's absence rate?
- Jarrow School's overall absence rate is 11.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Jarrow School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Jarrow 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 1 July 2026.