Laurence Jackson School

Laurence Jackson School is performing well overall, achieving a 'good' rating in all inspected areas. The school has made rapid improvements since its establishment, reflecting a positive reception from parents and students alike. Staff and students have strong relationships that foster a respectful environment, contributing to a supportive atmosphere where pupils thrive. The curriculum is ambitious and thoughtfully sequenced, allowing pupils to gain knowledge and skills progressively. While many pupils show improvement in learning and behavior, some concerns remain about external academic performance and behavior management, as evidenced by a higher number of suspensions than expected.

Strengths

• Strong leadership that has driven rapid improvements
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Effective support and provisions for vulnerable pupils and those with SEND
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum
• High-quality work produced by pupils, including those with SEND
• Successful interventions for improving reading skills
• Comprehensive personal development program

Areas for Improvement

• Ongoing need to ensure all pupils make expected academic progress
• Higher than expected number of suspensions due to behavior issues

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 Laurence Jackson School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.4% 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, 6.1% of pupils at Laurence Jackson School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 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 Laurence Jackson School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.9% 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, 14.2% of pupils at Laurence Jackson School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 Laurence Jackson School received £8,118 and spent £7,841 for each of its 1,238 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £139,000 (£112 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 Guisborough · Redcar and Cleveland local authority: places and applications

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

• Huntcliff School Saltburn By The Sea
• Saltburn Primary School Saltburn-By-The-Sea
• Chandlers Ridge Academy Middlesbrough
• Bader Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Bewley Primary School Billingham
• Whinstone Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Levendale Primary School Yarm
• Whitehouse Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• The Links Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Kirklevington Primary School Yarm

What is Laurence Jackson School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Laurence Jackson School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Laurence Jackson School last inspected by Ofsted?

Laurence Jackson School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Laurence Jackson School have?

Laurence Jackson School has 1,247 pupils on roll.

What age range does Laurence Jackson School cover?

Laurence Jackson School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Laurence Jackson School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.4, and 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Laurence Jackson School?

Laurence Jackson School is at Church Lane, Guisborough, North Yorkshire, TS14 6RD.