Secondary school

Monkseaton High School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 13–18
  • Mixed
  • North Tyneside
  • NE25 9EQ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected May 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,442 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 43%43% · 2016/172017/18: top 65%2018/19: top 76%2021/22: top 87%2022/23: top 72%2023/24: top 85%2024/25: top 75%No exams

A-level results

#69 of 72 North East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against North East

Attainment 841 · North East 45.23/10 Below+7.4 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths33.6% · North East 43.7%3/10 Below+12.1 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.57 · North East 3.933/10 Below+8 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.46 · North East −0.213/10 Below−43.6 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry23.42 · North East 33.3Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47.3 · 116 pupils · North East 49.42016/17: 47.3 · 104 pupils · North East 45.12017/18: 43.1 · 83 pupils · North East 44.92018/19: 41.2 · 113 pupils · North East 45.52021/22: 40 · 139 pupils · North East 48.42022/23: 41.5 · 104 pupils · North East 45.32023/24: 38.3 · 167 pupils · North East 44.652024/25: 41 · 146 pupils · North East 45.247.338.3No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 37% · 104 pupils · North East 36%2017/18: 31% · 83 pupils · North East 39%2018/19: 26% · 113 pupils · North East 38%2021/22: 28% · 139 pupils · North East 47%2022/23: 30% · 104 pupils · North East 41%2023/24: 27.5% · 167 pupils · North East 42.5%2024/25: 33.6% · 146 pupils · North East 43.7%37%26%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 27.01 · 70 pupils · North East 29.922016/17: 28.77 · 62 pupils · North East 30.512017/18: 30.5 · 46 pupils · North East 31.342018/19: 29.57 · 43 pupils · North East 32.232021/22: 34.06 · 24 pupils · North East 37.032022/23: 33.75 · 29 pupils · North East 33.292023/24: 26.75 · 27 pupils · North East 33.322024/25: 23.42 · 20 pupils · North East 33.334.0623.42No exams

Getting in · 2018

First-choice families who got in100.0%
10 of 10 who put it first2015 · 100.0%2018 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1010
2nd1711
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2016Outstanding
  5. 2019Good
  6. 2025Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026155
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.1%
First language not English6.0%
SEN support15.4%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)12.7%
Persistently absent pupils33.5%

Girls 53.6%Boys 46.4%

16.2% full · 955 places · 60 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 43 responses (8.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved95.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 74.4% not applicable81.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 23.3% not applicable90.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?27.9% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 27.9% who said Yes above100% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child95.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school97.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school76.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development93% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent81.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher6.9
Pupils per adult4.3
  • Classroom teachers 19.4
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 6.3
  • Other support 14.1

Teachers 22.4 FTE · Whole workforce 42.9 · 48 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£21,550
Spend per pupil£28,790
Staff spend per pupil£23,003
Reserve per pupil−£43,108
  • −£6,681,734revenue reserve
  • −£1,122,128in-year balance

Grants £20,960 · self-generated £590 · premises £1,838 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

167 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained86.8%
  • Education76.6%
  • Apprenticeship7.2%
  • Employment3%
  • Not sustained10.2%
  • Unknown3%

After sixth form (16–18)

33 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained81.8%
  • Education51.5%
  • Higher education42.4%
  • Apprenticeship6.1%
  • Employment24.2%
  • Not sustained15.2%
  • Unknown3%