Northfield School and Sports College is a state-funded secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees, North East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,522 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,650.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (15 Feb 2023). The published Attainment 8 score was 45.3 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 271 first-preference applications and 279 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 15 Feb 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Published 30 Mar 2023.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 279 |
| First-preference applications | 271 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 408 |
| First-preference offers | 271 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 45.3 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 66.3% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 49.3% |
| EBacc entry | 31.6% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 26% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 18.1% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 0% |
| Sixth-form college | 4% |
| Further education college | 74.5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% |
| Employment | 2.9% |
| Not sustained | 10.2% |
| Unknown | 2.9% |
Cohort: 275 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 86.9%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
18.8 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 5.08% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 5.07% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 95.7% |
| White other | 0.9% |
| Mixed | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| Other | 0.4% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
99% would recommend this school
201 responses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 95.6% |
| Feels safe | 97.1% |
| Behaviour | 89% |
| Bullying handled | 86.6% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| SEND support | 90.4% |
| Communication | 91.5% |
| Concerns handled | 71.2% |
| Best interests | 93% |
| Support to learn | 94.6% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:30 – 15:15 |
| Breakfast club | 08:00-08:30 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
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