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Hebburn Comprehensive School

South Tyneside, NE31 2QUSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
No single grade since Sep 2024
Dec 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.8×
First choices did not exceed offers made
119 1st-choice / 151 offers made
Ranking
#2,340
of 3,141 nationally

About Hebburn Comprehensive School

Hebburn Comprehensive School is a state-funded secondary school in South Tyneside, North East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 857 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,000.

The latest recorded Ofsted inspection was on 9 Dec 2025 has no single overall grade. the published Attainment 8 score was 44.2 for 2024/25. admissions data records 119 first-preference applications and 151 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressCampbell Park Road, Hebburn, South Tyneside, NE31 2QU
HeadteacherMr David Thompson
Local AuthoritySouth Tyneside
Number of Pupils857
Free School Meals (FSM)50.1%
School Capacity857 / 1,000 (86% full)

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Ofsted Report Card

9 Dec 2025
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No single overall grade

Ofsted report cards assess separate areas on a five-level scale. These results should not be converted into an overall score.

Safeguarding standardsMet
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum & teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance & behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development & wellbeingStrong standard
Leadership & governanceExpected standard

Source: Ofsted official management information, 25 Jan 2026. Report-card levels are not directly comparable with legacy Ofsted grades.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Hebburn Comprehensive School

Yes, Hebburn Comprehensive School has been inspected by Ofsted. State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall effectiveness grade from September 2024. From November 2025, renewed inspections use report cards with separate five-point grades for each evaluation area.