Harton Academy, South Shields

From the headteacher's welcome: "As the new headteacher, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to connect with you through this platform and provide you with important information about our school. Here, you will find a wealth of information about our school’s vision, mission, and values, as well as details about our curriculum, extracurricular activities, and support services."

In 2026, pupils at Harton Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in South Tyneside and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in South Tyneside and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.48: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.7, against 47.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Multimedia.

For September 2026 entry, 290 families put Harton Academy as their first choice and 601 named it as one of their preferences, for 266 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 32 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Harton Academy are Mortimer Community College (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.7); St Wilfrid's RC College (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46); Whitburn Church of England Academy (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50); and Boldon School (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5).

Harton Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Harton Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 262 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 48% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 129 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 69% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 12% into work. 26% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

10.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Asian (12%).

In 2026, 403 pupils (25.2%) received SEN support and 39 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Harton Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 25 places, 23 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Harton Academy (e-bound), 50 metres away.

In 2024/25, Harton Academy issued 97 suspensions, 5.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Harton Academy are Harton Primary School (0.2 miles); St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields (0.4 miles); Ridgeway Primary Academy (0.5 miles); and Sea View Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.