St Wilfrid's RC College

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

South TynesideLocal Authority

South ShieldsConstituency

NE34 0QAPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

St Wilfrid's RC College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in South Tyneside, North East.

It currently serves 1,271 pupils. St Wilfrid's RC College is part of BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

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

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50%
EBacc average point score: 4.19

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,271

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,271
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 May 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
4 Nov 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.