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Mortimer Community College

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Simon Hignett

location_onSouth Shields, NE33 4UG

language Visit Website phone 1914566511

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

1,074

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Attainment 8

41.9

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GCSE Rank

#7 in South Tyneside

#2,265 of 3,216 nationally

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Mortimer Community College is a Community school secondary school in South Shields, serving ages 11-16. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Mortimer Community College is a community school in South Shields, South Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 11-16. The school has approximately 1,111 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 41.9, placing the school #7 in South Tyneside and #2,265 of 3,216 nationally. 35.40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths. 11.5% of all GCSE entries were graded 9–7.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 8 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 9.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

41.9

Grade 5+ E&M

35.40%

Grade 9–7 (all GCSEs)11.5%

Entering EBacc42.50%

EBacc APS3.77

2024

Progress 8 Score

-0.53

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

36.6

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc22.00%

EBacc APS3.12

2023

Progress 8 Score

-0.51

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

40.8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc22%

EBacc APS3.35

2022

Progress 8 Score

-0.34

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

43.7

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc30%

EBacc APS3.62

2021

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc27%

EBacc APS-

2019

Progress 8 Score

-0.21

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

42.4

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc37%

EBacc APS3.46

2018

Progress 8 Score

-0.37

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

41.1

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc32%

EBacc APS3.43

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Student Destinations (After Secondary)

This module shows what students did after finishing Key Stage 4 (GCSEs). It reflects how well the school prepares pupils for the real world.

2025

Stayed in Education / Employment

89%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)83%

Apprenticeships4%

Employment2%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)8%

2024

Stayed in Education / Employment

92%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)78%

Apprenticeships8%

Employment6%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)8%

2023

Stayed in Education / Employment

88%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)76%

Apprenticeships5%

Employment8%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)11%

2022

Stayed in Education / Employment

89%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)83%

Apprenticeships3%

Employment3%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)11%

2021

Stayed in Education / Employment

91%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)81%

Apprenticeships7%

Employment4%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)9%

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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17 September 2019

Inspection Report

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10 May 2017

Inspection Report

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04 December 2012

Inspection Report

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13 October 2010

Inspection Report

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11 February 2010

Inspection Report

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25 February 2009

Inspection Report

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19 April 2007

Inspection Report

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20 January 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-09-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-05-10

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-12-04

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

11.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

6.8%(75 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

4pupils

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 1,111 pupils. During this period, there were 127 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 11.4%, which is above the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	1,111	127	11.4%	7.3%	4
2024/25 (Autumn term)	1,111	93	8.4%	7.8%	4
2023/24 (Summer term)	1,101	100	9.1%	7.4%	6
2023/24 (Spring term)	1,096	55	5.0%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	1,104	70	6.3%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	1,079	59	5.5%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	1,074	30	2.8%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	1,076	42	3.9%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	1,043	40	3.8%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	1,048	69	6.6%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	1,063	127	11.9%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	1,057	124	11.7%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	1,052	43	4.1%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	1,065	111	10.4%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	1,031	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	1,031	40	3.9%	3.2%	4
2019/20 (Autumn term)	1,030	44	4.3%	4.2%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	899	21	2.3%	3.1%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	895	10	1.1%	3.8%	2
2018/19 (Autumn term)	824	12	1.5%	3.8%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	776	7	0.9%	3.4%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	771	10	1.3%	3.0%	2
2017/18 (Autumn term)	770	1	0.1%	3.7%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	763	16	2.1%	3.0%	4
2016/17 (Spring term)	753	18	2.4%	3.3%	3
2016/17 (Autumn term)	744	26	3.5%	3.1%	2

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 123 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 35 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 32 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 19 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils