64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
35%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
41.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
42%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
798.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,111
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
34%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 17/09/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Tyneside
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Mortimer Community College · Secondary · South Tyneside
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
64%
+19pp
64%54%45%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
35%
+12pp
35%29%23%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
Attainment 8
41.9
+5.3
43.740.236.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41.9
EBacc entry
42%
+21pp
43%32%22%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
EBacc APS
798.6
+145.5
798.6662.1525.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 798.6
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,111
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
34%
Contact
Address
Reading Road, South Shields, NE33 4UG
Local authority
South Tyneside
Telephone
Email
—
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 | 64% | 35% | 41.9 | Not applicable | 42% | 798.6 | 43% | 1,111 |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 23% | 36.6 | -0.53 | 22% | 653.0 | 22% | 1,096 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 29% | 40.8 | -0.51 | 22% | 693.2 | 23% | 1,074 |
| 2021/22 | 49% | 27% | 43.7 | -0.34 | 30% | 633.8 | 30% | 1,048 |
| 2018/19 | 52% | 30% | 42.4 | -0.21 | 37% | 525.6 | 37% | 895 |
| 2017/18 | 54% | 26% | 41.1 | -0.37 | 32% | 466.0 | 41% | 771 |
| 2016/17 | 55% | 24% | 42.2 | -0.44 | 39% | — | 41% | 753 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,111 | 15.7 | 21% | 9% | 49% | 11% | 34% |
| 2023/24 | 1,096 | 17.0 | 22% | 9% | 49% | 10% | 31% |
| 2022/23 | 1,074 | 17.9 | 21% | 10% | 51% | 10% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 1,048 | 17.7 | 22% | 11% | 52% | 10% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 1,052 | 17.2 | 21% | 10% | 55% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 895 | 17.5 | 12% | 13% | 57% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 771 | 16.5 | 12% | 16% | 55% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 753 | 14.3 | 16% | 14% | 54% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.