SCHOOL PROFILE

Northfield School and Sports College: data, trends and context

Northfield School and Sports College is a secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
111731
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Community school
Status
Open
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Region
North East
Postcode
TS22 5EG
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,522
FSM eligible
30.2%
EAL / First language other than English
1.6%
SEND (total)
16.3%
SEN Support
12.8%
EHCP
3.5%
White British
95.7%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
89.9%
Overall absence
10.1%
Persistent absence
30.0%
Severe absence
5.5%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Stockton-on-TeesLocal authority91.0%9.0%4.5%
North EastRegion90.7%9.3%4.3%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
43.3%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
8.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.91%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
45.3
English & maths grade 5+
49.3%
English & maths grade 4+
66.3%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Northfield School and Sports College is a secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.