Boldon School

State-Funded School

boldon-school-south-tyneside-north-east

North EastRegion

South TynesideLocal Authority

Jarrow and Gateshead EastConstituency

NE35 9DZPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Boldon School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in South Tyneside, North East.

It currently serves 1,043 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24%
EBacc average point score: 3.04

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,043

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,043
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Mar 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
6 Oct 2019	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.