Egglescliffe School

Egglescliffe School has been rated as outstanding across all domains in its first inspection, reflecting its strong commitment to student success and holistic development. The school provides a highly inclusive environment where pupils are engaged in their learning, leading to high attendance and proactive behavior. Furthermore, the school fosters personal development through a rich curriculum and ample enrichment opportunities, which give students varied experiences and help them to explore their talents effectively. The school’s leadership and management are also commended for their clarity of vision and support for staff professional development.

Strengths

• Exceptional curriculum that goes beyond expectations.
• High standards of behavior and engagement among pupils.
• Outstanding personal development opportunities throughout the curriculum.
• Excellent support for students with SEND.
• Strong leadership and governance with a clear vision for excellence.
• High-quality pastoral care promoting well-being and attendance.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Egglescliffe School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.2% of pupils at Egglescliffe School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Egglescliffe School had 17.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.4% of pupils at Egglescliffe School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has a SEN unit with 4 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Egglescliffe School received £7,839 and spent £7,603 for each of its 1,511 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £442,000 (£292 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Spark Education Trust, income was £7,398 and spending £7,254 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Stockton-On-Tees · Stockton-on-Tees local authority: places and applications

Egglescliffe School is part of Spark Education Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Junction Farm Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• The Links Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Levendale Primary School Yarm
• Layfield Primary School Yarm
• Conyers School Yarm
• Whinstone Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Kirklevington Primary School Yarm
• Bader Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Whitehouse Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Chandlers Ridge Academy Middlesbrough

What is Egglescliffe School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Egglescliffe School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Egglescliffe School last inspected by Ofsted?

Egglescliffe School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Egglescliffe School have?

Egglescliffe School has 1,512 pupils on roll.

What age range does Egglescliffe School cover?

Egglescliffe School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Egglescliffe School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.6, and 60% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Egglescliffe School?

Egglescliffe School is at Urlay Nook Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA.