Community school · South Tyneside

Mortimer Community College

11–16Ages
1,139Pupils
SecondaryPhase
108727URN

Reading Road, South Shields, NE33 4UG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.7 above South Tyneside median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in South Tyneside

567 applications for 239 places · 1st of 8 in South Tyneside

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.7of 90

South Tyneside 42.0 England 46.0

7th of 8 in South Tyneside

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.7 above South Tyneside median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

567 applications · 239 places offered · 269 named it first

2026 2.4; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2025 2.4; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 2.3; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 2.2; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2022 2.4; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2021 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2020 1.8; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2018 1.8; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2017 1.8; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2016 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2015 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2014 1.9; South Tyneside median median 1.6

This school
South 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	239	567	2.4	269	1.13
Sep 2025	237	567	2.4	295	1.24
Sep 2024	239	555	2.3	290	1.21
Sep 2023	236	507	2.2	211	0.89
Sep 2022	215	515	2.4	287	1.33
Sep 2021	217	350	1.6	159	0.73
Sep 2020	218	397	1.8	191	0.88
Sep 2019	214	326	1.5	144	0.67
Sep 2018	144	254	1.8	92	0.64
Sep 2017	132	232	1.8	66	0.50
Sep 2016	132	230	1.7	79	0.60
Sep 2015	168	258	1.5	96	0.57
Sep 2014	145	278	1.9	112	0.77

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

210 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.77th of 8 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 42.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%5th of 8 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

South Tyneside 58% England 66%

This school
South Tyneside median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.53

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	210	40.7	39%	58%	–
2024/25	212	41.9	35%	64%	–
2023/24	209	36.6	23%	45%	−0.53
2022/23	207	40.8	29%	50%	−0.51

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

Mortimer Community CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
St Wilfrid's RC College
0.7 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Harton Academy
1.4 km · South Tyneside

Good2024

2.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Boldon School
3.7 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Norham High School
4.1 km · North Tyneside

Good2022

2.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Jarrow School
4.1 km · South Tyneside

Good2022

2.3applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Kings Priory School
4.2 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

6.8applications per place 57.6Attainment 8
John Spence Community High School
4.9 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
Whitburn Church of England Academy
5.1 km · South Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 50.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 108727 · 393/4006
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,156 pupils · 1,139 on roll
Free school meals: 42.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Reading Road, South Shields, NE33 4UG
Local authority: South Tyneside

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