56%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
36%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
29%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
547.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
836
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 14/06/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Tyneside
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Jarrow School · Secondary · South Tyneside
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
56%
+2pp
61%58%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
36%
+5pp
36%30%25%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
Attainment 8
42.6
-0.2
44.042.541.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.6
EBacc entry
29%
+3pp
29%20%11%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29%
EBacc APS
547.6
-42.1
589.7527.7465.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 547.6
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
836
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
29%
Contact
Address
Field Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5PR
Local authority
South Tyneside
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 56% | 36% | 42.6 | Not applicable | 29% | 547.6 | 29% | 836 |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 31% | 42.8 | -0.16 | 26% | 589.7 | 26% | 842 |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 29% | 44.0 | -0.21 | 23% | 582.3 | 23% | 832 |
| 2021/22 | 57% | 29% | 41.8 | -0.59 | 18% | 525.3 | 18% | 804 |
| 2018/19 | 57% | 25% | 41.1 | -0.25 | 11% | 465.8 | 16% | 773 |
| 2017/18 | 65% | 37% | 42.8 | -0.16 | 11% | 371.1 | 11% | 713 |
| 2016/17 | 61% | 35% | 43.1 | -0.37 | 20% | — | 20% | 663 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 836 | 16.3 | 30% | 2% | 46% | 11% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 842 | 15.9 | 29% | 2% | 45% | 12% | 32% |
| 2022/23 | 832 | 15.7 | 31% | 1% | 43% | 10% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 804 | 15.1 | 26% | 1% | 45% | 10% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 808 | 16.3 | 25% | 1% | 48% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 773 | 14.9 | 20% | 1% | 50% | 7% | 19% |
| 2017/18 | 713 | 14.6 | 22% | 1% | 50% | 6% | 18% |
| 2016/17 | 663 | 14.4 | 22% | 1% | 48% | 7% | 18% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.