Academy converter · South Tyneside

Harton Academy

11–18Ages
1,599Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
144204URN

Lisle Road, South Shields, NE34 6DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.6 above South Tyneside median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in South Tyneside

601 applications for 266 places · 3rd of 8 in South Tyneside

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.2of 90

South Tyneside 42.0 England 46.0

4th of 8 in South Tyneside

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

2.3applications per place, Year 7

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

601 applications · 266 places offered · 290 named it first

2026 2.3; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2025 2.4; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 2.1; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 2.3; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2022 2.3; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2021 2.2; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2020 2.3; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 2.2; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2018 2.3; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2017 2.3; South Tyneside median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.2; South Tyneside median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 2.2; South Tyneside median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.1; South Tyneside median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the South Tyneside median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
South Tyneside median

Dashed bars: as Harton Technology College (URN 108726), the previous school.

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	266	601	2.3	290	1.09
Sep 2025	268	632	2.4	304	1.13
Sep 2024	290	596	2.1	300	1.03
Sep 2023	265	617	2.3	314	1.18
Sep 2022	262	595	2.3	295	1.13
Sep 2021	268	599	2.2	359	1.34
Sep 2020	264	613	2.3	311	1.18
Sep 2019	266	583	2.2	313	1.18
Sep 2018	271	634	2.3	353	1.30
Sep 2017 *	267	608	2.3	327	1.22
Sep 2016 *	266	578	2.2	326	1.23
Sep 2015 *	264	572	2.2	347	1.31
Sep 2014 *	264	546	2.1	325	1.23

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

258 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.24th of 8 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 42.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%2nd of 8 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

South Tyneside 58% England 66%

This school
South Tyneside median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.48

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	258	43.2	42%	68%	–
2024/25	268	42.6	38%	59%	–
2023/24	262	43.3	39%	60%	−0.48
2022/23	269	46.1	43%	68%	−0.26

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

Harton AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Mortimer Community College
1.4 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Whitburn Church of England Academy
3.7 km · South Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Boldon School
3.8 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Monkwearmouth Academy
4.5 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Kings Priory School
5.0 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

6.8applications per place 57.6Attainment 8
Jarrow School
5.2 km · South Tyneside

Good2022

2.3applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Red House Academy
5.3 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 49.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144204 · 393/4004
Trust: The Illuminare Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,601 pupils · 1,599 on roll
Free school meals: 35.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Harton Technology College (URN 108726)
Address: Lisle Road, South Shields, NE34 6DL
Local authority: South Tyneside

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