Harton Academy
Lisle Road, South Shields, NE34 6DL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ILLUMINARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mr Jon Skurr
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Illuminare Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,601
- Pupils on roll
- 1,599
- URN
- 144204
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914274050
About this school
Harton Academy is a secondary academy in South Shields. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,599 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 269 | 262 | 268 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 | 43.3 | 42.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 -0.43 to -0.09 | -0.48 -0.65 to -0.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 39.3% | 38.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 60.3% | 59% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 49.6% | 49.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 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 Harton Academy 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 | 46.1 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.3 | 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 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,631 |
| 2023/24 | 1,659 |
| 2024/25 | 1,672 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harton Academy compares
Harton Academy ranked 5th 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 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.6 | 10% | 35% | 1,599 | — |
| Mortimer Community College | 41.9 | 11.4% | 48.7% | 1,139 | 0.8 miles |
| St Wilfrid's RC College | 48.2 | 9.8% | 33% | 1,271 | 0.9 miles |
| Whitburn Church of England Academy | 51.6 | 6.2% | 14.1% | 1,204 | 2.3 miles |
| Boldon School | 37.1 | 12.5% | 53.1% | 1,043 | 2.3 miles |
| Monkwearmouth Academy | 45.8 | 10.2% | 30.1% | 810 | 2.8 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)
- 34.97%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.97%
- Persistent absence
- 27.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mortimer Community College0.8 miles
Secondary · South Shields
-
St Wilfrid's RC College0.9 miles
Secondary · South Shields
-
Whitburn Church of England Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Sunderland
-
Boldon School2.3 miles
Secondary · Boldon Colliery
-
Monkwearmouth Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Sunderland
Other schools in South Shields
- Mortimer Community College Secondary
- St Wilfrid's RC College Secondary
- Ashley Academy Primary
- Biddick Hall Infants' School Primary
- Biddick Hall Junior School Primary
- Forest View Primary Primary
- Hadrian Primary School Primary
- Harton Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) Primary
- Laygate Community School Primary
- Lord Blyton Primary School Primary
- Marine Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harton Academy teach?
- Harton Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in South Shields.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Harton Academy?
- The executive head teacher of Harton Academy is Mr Jon Skurr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harton Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harton Academy, 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 Harton Academy?
- Harton Academy has 1,599 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harton Academy full?
- Harton Academy has capacity for 1,601 pupils and 1,599 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Harton Academy a faith school?
- No. Harton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Harton Academy a selective school?
- No. Harton Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Harton Academy?
- Harton Academy is part of THE ILLUMINARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Harton Academy have?
- The schools register lists Harton Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Harton Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.1 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 Harton Academy rank locally?
- Harton Academy ranked 5th 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 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harton Academy's absence rate?
- Harton Academy's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harton Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harton Academy'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 10 July 2026.