Community school · South Tyneside

Boldon School

11–16Ages
1,043Pupils
SecondaryPhase
108730URN

New Road, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

1.4per place

0.3 below South Tyneside median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in South Tyneside

295 applications for 213 places · 8th of 8 in South Tyneside

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.5of 90

South Tyneside 42.0 England 46.0

8th of 8 in South Tyneside

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 February 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		Requires improvement
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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below South Tyneside median (1.7) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

295 applications · 213 places offered · 164 named it first

2026 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2025 1.2; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2022 1.1; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2021 1.0; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2020 1.1; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 1.2; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2018 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2017 1.5; 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 1.6; 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	213	295	1.4	164	0.77
Sep 2025	218	266	1.2	138	0.63
Sep 2024	214	291	1.4	142	0.66
Sep 2023	210	297	1.4	150	0.71
Sep 2022	209	236	1.1	137	0.66
Sep 2021	203	209	1.0	122	0.60
Sep 2020	221	241	1.1	156	0.71
Sep 2019	199	243	1.2	144	0.72
Sep 2018	121	190	1.6	93	0.77
Sep 2017	121	184	1.5	100	0.83
Sep 2016	95	159	1.7	79	0.83
Sep 2015	110	168	1.5	90	0.82
Sep 2014	123	191	1.6	109	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

200 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.58th of 8 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 42.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%8th of 8 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

South Tyneside 58% England 66%

This school
South Tyneside median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.59

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	200	38.5	28%	49%	–
2024/25	204	37.1	24%	43%	–
2023/24	202	40.4	37%	54%	−0.59
2022/23	172	42.0	38%	56%	−0.47

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

Boldon SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Red House Academy
2.9 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
St Wilfrid's RC College
3.0 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Castle View Enterprise Academy
3.6 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.2applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Jarrow School
3.6 km · South Tyneside

Good2022

2.3applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Mortimer Community College
3.7 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
Harton Academy
3.8 km · South Tyneside

Good2024

2.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Monkwearmouth Academy
4.2 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Hebburn Comprehensive School
4.6 km · South Tyneside

2025

1.7applications per place 42.0Attainment 8

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: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 108730 · 393/4019
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,100 pupils · 1,043 on roll
Free school meals: 51.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: New Road, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ
Local authority: South Tyneside

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