Foundation school · North Tyneside

Norham High School

11–16Ages
498Pupils
SecondaryPhase
108628URN

Alnwick Avenue, North Shields, NE29 7BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

1.0 above North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Tyneside

216 applications for 78 places · 1st of 8 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.3of 90

North Tyneside 44.4 England 46.0

8th of 11 in North Tyneside

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 March 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Year 7

1.0 above North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

216 applications · 78 places offered · 139 named it first

2026 2.8; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 2.4; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.6
2023 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2022 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.4
2021 0.9; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2020 0.6; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2019 0.7; North Tyneside median median 1.4
2018 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2017 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2016 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2015 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.5
2014 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.4

This school
North Tyneside median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	78	216	2.8	139	1.78
Sep 2025	87	211	2.4	138	1.59
Sep 2024	96	149	1.6	97	1.01
Sep 2023	64	97	1.5	65	1.02
Sep 2022	84	102	1.2	60	0.71
Sep 2021	79	69	0.9	43	0.54
Sep 2020	86	50	0.6	28	0.33
Sep 2019	108	78	0.7	41	0.38
Sep 2018	69	89	1.3	43	0.62
Sep 2017	73	110	1.5	54	0.74
Sep 2016	69	80	1.2	45	0.65
Sep 2015	47	84	1.8	47	1.00
Sep 2014	71	89	1.3	53	0.75

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

82 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.38th of 11 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 44.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%10th of 11 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

North Tyneside 64% England 66%

This school
North Tyneside median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	82	43.3	33%	51%	–
2024/25	54	42.7	24%	56%	–
2023/24	70	40.2	29%	47%	+0.20
2022/23	46	42.8	28%	57%	+0.40

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Norham High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
St Thomas More Catholic High School
1.4 km · North Tyneside

Good2023

1.6applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
Churchill Academy
2.2 km · North Tyneside

Special measures Inadequate2024
John Spence Community High School
2.3 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
Monkseaton High School
2.9 km · North Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

44.1Attainment 8
Marden High School
3.1 km · North Tyneside

2026

2.3applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
Burnside College
3.3 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Kings Priory School
3.3 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

6.8applications per place 57.6Attainment 8
Monkseaton Coastal School
3.7 km · North Tyneside

2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 108628 · 392/4008
Trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 520 pupils · 498 on roll
Free school meals: 63.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Address: Alnwick Avenue, North Shields, NE29 7BU
Local authority: North Tyneside

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources