North Shore Academy
Talbot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
850 pupils · 81% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Free school meals
- 53.9%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected 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 |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 16 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 48.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 68.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 45.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 164 | 154 | 277 | 159 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 163 | 159 | 265 | 162 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 172 | 168 | 259 | 172 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 162 | 140 | 256 | 147 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 189 | 126 | 215 | 135 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 183 | 106 | 144 | 113 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 122 | 85 | 121 | 91 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 128 | 88 | 137 | 92 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Grangefield Academy 2.4 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Macmillan Academy 3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy 3.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth 3.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy 3.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.