North Shore Academy, Stockton-on-Tees

In 2026, pupils at North Shore Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Stockton-on-Tees and 47 across England.

48% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Stockton-on-Tees and 47% in England.

That is down from 48.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.07: pupils made about 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 40, against 51.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and French.

For September 2026 entry, 154 families put North Shore Academy as their first choice and 277 named it as one of their preferences, for 164 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to North Shore Academy are The Grangefield Academy (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.8); Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 47); Macmillan Academy (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.3); and Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1).

North Shore Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

North Shore Academy is one of 30 schools run by Northern Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.5 in 2024/25.

41 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about North Shore Academy (as of April 2026): 76% would recommend the school, 76% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (76%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

Of the 124 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 64% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 58% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

53.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%), Black (7%) and Mixed (5%).

North Shore Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 0 pupils on roll.

North Shore Academy had 28 teachers in 2026, one for every 29 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Stockton Rail Station, about 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is North Shore Academy (b), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood North Shore Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 628 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Stockton-on-Tees (204), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, North Shore Academy issued 676 suspensions, 82.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 10 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to North Shore Academy are Tilery Primary School (0.3 miles), Norton Primary Academy (0.5 miles), The Oak Tree Academy (0.7 miles) and Mill Lane Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.