Ponteland High School | Secondary with sixth form in Ponteland, Northumberland | Ofsted & DfE

77%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

53.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

54%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1178.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,543

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

53.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

54%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1178.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,543

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

53.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

54%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1178.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,543

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/05/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorthumberland

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Ponteland High School · Secondary with sixth form · Northumberland

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

77%

-5pp

82%77%71%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

56%

-7pp

62%57%52%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

Attainment 8

53.0

-3.1

56.553.450.2

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 53.0

EBacc entry

54%

-13pp

66%60%54%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 54%

EBacc APS

1178.4

-136.4

1390.01266.11142.2

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1178.4

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

A-level APS

33.6

-2.0

40.036.833.6

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 33.6

A-level value added

+0.13

+0.2

+0.10.0-0.1

'24'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

11%

-11pp

27%19%11%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Average A-level grade

C+

-1

BB-C+

'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,543

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

11%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

The Crescent, Callerton Lane, Ponteland, NE20 9EG

Local authority

Northumberland

Website

http://ponthigh.org.uk/

Telephone

01661824711

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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	77%	56%	53.0	Not applicable	54%	1178.4	90%	1,543
2023/24	82%	62%	56.1	+0.13	66%	1314.8	88%	1,548
2022/23	71%	52%	50.2	-0.18	59%	1142.2	92%	1,584
2021/22	80%	59%	56.5	-0.30	63%	1390.0	90%	1,578

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	33.6	C+	+0.13	11%	131
2023/24	35.6	B-	-0.06	22%	148
2022/23	37.6	B-	—	20%	152
2021/22	40.0	B	—	27%	160

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,543	14.8	11%	3%	13%	6%	15%
2023/24	1,548	16.2	4%	3%	13%	7%	17%
2022/23	1,584	16.4	4%	3%	12%	7%	17%
2021/22	1,578	22.1	5%	3%	11%	7%	20%
2020/21	1,580	17.2	3%	3%	9%	—	—