Community school · Stockton-on-Tees

Northfield School and Sports College

11–16Ages
1,522Pupils
SecondaryPhase
111731URN

Thames Road, Billingham, TS22 5EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.8 below Stockton-on-Tees median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees

408 applications for 279 places · 13th of 13 in Stockton-on-Tees

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.8of 90

Stockton-on-Tees 46.8 England 46.0

11th of 13 in Stockton-on-Tees

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 February 2023Ofsted'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

Inspection history

15 February 2023
Graded inspection: Good
15 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Stockton-on-Tees median (2.3) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

408 applications · 279 places offered · 271 named it first

2026 1.5; Stockton-on-Tees median median 2.3
2025 1.4; Stockton-on-Tees median median 2.1
2024 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Stockton-on-Tees median median 2.4
2022 1.4; Stockton-on-Tees median median 2.5
2021 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 2.1
2020 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 2.0
2019 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.9
2018 1.2; Stockton-on-Tees median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.8
2015 1.4; Stockton-on-Tees median median 2.2
2014 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Stockton-on-Tees median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Stockton-on-Tees 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	279	408	1.5	271	0.97
Sep 2025	295	399	1.4	283	0.96
Sep 2024	312	416	1.3	298	0.96
Sep 2023	321	437	1.4	306	0.95
Sep 2022	313	444	1.4	298	0.95
Sep 2021	297	389	1.3	262	0.88
Sep 2020	287	376	1.3	269	0.94
Sep 2019	264	351	1.3	244	0.92
Sep 2018	296	361	1.2	248	0.84
Sep 2017	298	431	1.5	297	1.00
Sep 2016	297	414	1.4	337	1.13
Sep 2015	264	380	1.4	261	0.99
Sep 2014	270	355	1.3	272	1.01

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

298 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.811th of 13 in Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%11th of 13 in Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Stockton-on-Tees 68% England 66%

This school
Stockton-on-Tees median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.09

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	298	44.8	44%	66%	–
2024/25	288	45.3	49%	66%	–
2023/24	273	47.2	55%	71%	−0.09
2022/23	275	45.4	42%	63%	−0.33

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

Northfield School and Sports CollegeThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
St Michael's Catholic Academy
2.6 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Good2022

1.9applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
North Shore Academy
4.6 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2026

1.7applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
5.3 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 30.7Attainment 8
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
5.6 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
The Grangefield Academy
6.0 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Outstanding2022

2.3applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Manor Community Academy
6.3 km · Hartlepool

2025

1.7applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
Macmillan Academy
6.4 km · Middlesbrough

Good2022

3.7applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
6.8 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Good2022

2.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 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: 111731 · 808/4102
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,650 pupils · 1,522 on roll
Free school meals: 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Replaced: Billingham Campus School (URN 111754)
Address: Thames Road, Billingham, TS22 5EG
Local authority: Stockton-on-Tees

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