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Hebburn Comprehensive School

South Tyneside, NE31 2QUSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Jan 2026
Progress 8
-0.35
Below average
−20+2
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
137 1st-choice / 159 places
Ranking
#2,340
of 3,141 nationally

About Hebburn Comprehensive School

Hebburn Comprehensive School's headline Progress 8 score sits at exactly -0.35, which is the same as the South Tyneside local authority average for secondary schools. That places it squarely in line with the typical performance across the borough, though it's worth noting that the LA average itself is already below the national baseline of zero. Within South Tyneside's nine secondary schools, Hebburn ranks fifth by Progress 8, putting it in the middle of the pack. The school's attainment 8 score of 40.8 gives a sense of the average grade a pupil achieves across their best eight subjects, and while the Progress 8 figure suggests pupils make slightly less progress than the national average, the gap is not unusually large for the area. The school's banding is officially described as 'below average', but in the context of a local authority where no school is rated outstanding by Ofsted and the top performer sits at -0.11, Hebburn's position is fairly typical rather than alarming.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCampbell Park Road, Hebburn, South Tyneside, NE31 2QU
HeadteacherDavid Thompson
Local AuthoritySouth Tyneside
Number of Pupils908
Free School Meals (FSM)48.9%
School Capacity908 / 1,000 (91% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 29 Jun 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

10
ICT SuiteGymnasiumScience LabsSixth Form CentreArt StudiosMusic RoomsAstro TurfSports HallLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

14

Sports

TennisBadmintonDanceNetballSwimmingRowingCross Country

Clubs & Activities

GardeningChessCodingScience ClubModel United NationsDuke of EdinburghFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Hebburn Comprehensive School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.