St Wilfrid's RC College

Temple Park Road, South Shields, South Tyneside, NE34 0QA

Not rated

Inspected 8 April 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

48.2

Attainment 8

Secondary

Phase

11–19

Ages

1,338

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: South Tyneside →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Age Range: Ages 11–19
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 1,338 / 1,450 (92%)
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Last Ofsted Inspection: 8 April 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

33%

Disadvantaged

11.6%

EAL

1.4%

SEN support

11.1%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

GCSE results (Key Stage 4)

48.2

Attainment 8

1,338 pupils

50%

Grade 5+ English & Maths

74.1%

Grade 4+ English & Maths

4.2

EBacc avg point score

Sixth form (Key Stage 5)

C+

A-level average grade

69 students

14%

AAB+ (2 facilitating)

64%

To higher education

32%

To top-third universities

To apprenticeship

Where pupils go next

93%

Sustained destination

85%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

9.8%

Overall absence

28.5%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

92.84

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +8.0 vs 2023/24

14.7

Pupils per teacher

↓ -1.5 vs 2023/24

8.98

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +5.0 vs 2023/24

£50,897

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 11% on leadership pay

↑ +£945 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -1.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,552

Spend per pupil

£8,070

Income per pupil

65%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.