Foundation school Secondary Open

Jarrow School

Field Terrace, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE32 5PR

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 14 June 2022). Last inspected 14 June 2022.

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836
Pupils
40.4%
Free school meals
6 January 2003
Opened

About this school

Jarrow School is a Foundation school serving secondary age pupils, located in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear. The school has 836 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 14 June 2022). Last inspected 14 June 2022. The Headteacher is Paul Atkinson. The school is administered by South Tyneside local authority. It opened in 6 January 2003.

School details

Headteacher
Paul Atkinson
Local authority
South Tyneside
Gender
Mixed
URN
133725

Admissions

Applications for places at Jarrow School are handled by the school or the local authority (South Tyneside). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

42.6
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.16
Progress 8 · 2023-24
36%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
56%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.58
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
29%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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