St Wilfrid's RC College | School performance

74%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

31%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

972.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,338

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

74%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

31%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

972.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,338

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

74%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.2

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

31%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

972.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,338

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySouth Tyneside

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio14.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St Wilfrid's RC College · Secondary with sixth form · South Tyneside

Part ofBISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

74%

+3pp

75%70%64%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 74%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

50%

+3pp

54%48%41%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

Attainment 8

48.2

+0.1

52.750.448.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 48.2

EBacc entry

31%

-38pp

69%50%31%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 31%

EBacc APS

972.5

-19.6

1086.1922.1758.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 972.5

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

32.1

+1.5

40.135.430.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 32.1

A-level value added

-0.16

+0.10.0-0.2

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

14%

+9pp

29%17%5%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 14%

Average A-level grade

C+

BC+C

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,338

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

12%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

10%

Persistent absence

28%

Contact

Address

Temple Park Road, South Shields, NE34 0QA

Local authority

South Tyneside

Website

www.st-wilfrids.org

Telephone

01914569121

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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	74%	50%	48.2	Not applicable	31%	972.5	31%	1,338
2023/24	71%	47%	48.1	-0.27	69%	992.1	69%	1,356
2022/23	64%	41%	48.1	-0.23	59%	902.1	60%	1,328
2021/22	75%	54%	52.7	+0.01	58%	1086.1	58%	1,312
2018/19	68%	44%	50.4	+0.06	47%	758.0	48%	1,205
2017/18	71%	52%	53.4	+0.43	64%	819.5	64%	1,140
2016/17	73%	42%	51.9	+0.13	68%	—	68%	1,040

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	32.1	C+	-0.16	14%	79
2023/24	30.6	C	-0.17	5%	76
2022/23	35.4	B-	—	14%	70
2021/22	40.1	B	—	29%	76
2018/19	31.5	C	-0.15	17%	88
2017/18	35.2	B-	+0.00	19%	71
2016/17	32.8	C+	+0.09	18%	72

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,338	14.7	13%	12%	33%	10%	28%
2023/24	1,356	16.2	14%	11%	31%	9%	28%
2022/23	1,328	15.4	13%	9%	30%	8%	26%
2021/22	1,312	15.5	13%	8%	28%	8%	25%
2020/21	1,281	16.7	14%	8%	23%	—	—
2018/19	1,205	14.4	14%	7%	27%	5%	12%
2017/18	—	15.9	—	—	—	5%	13%
2016/17	1,040	15.2	14%	6%	28%	5%	13%