North Shore Academy

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

Stockton-on-TeesLocal Authority

Stockton NorthConstituency

TS20 2AYPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

North Shore Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Stockton-on-Tees, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 850 pupils. North Shore Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 16 Feb 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.41

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

850

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 850
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2021	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
11 Nov 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.