North East schools display worst Progress 8 scores nationally

The Government has published a full list of Progress 8 scores for the first time.

The North East’s Progress 8 score for 2015/16 was -0.16, the lowest of all the English regions.

English regions, highest to lowest Progress 8 scores:
London	0.16
East	0.03
South East	0.02
Yorkshire & Humber	-0.04
South West	-0.05
West Midlands	-0.07
East Midlands	-0.14
North West	-0.15
North East	-0.16

According to the Department for Education statistics published yesterday morning, all 12 Local Authority areas in the region posted negative Progress 8 scores, with North Tyneside the highest (-0.04) and Darlington registering the lowest score in the North East (-0.40). This is also the second worst score in the country, after Knowsley (-0.88). The national average score was -0.03.

North East local authorities, highest to lowest Progress 8 scores:
North Tyneside	-0.04
Newcastle upon Tyne	-0.10
Middlesbrough	-0.11
County Durham	-0.13
Northumberland	-0.14
Gateshead	-0.15
South Tyneside	-0.15
Stockton-on-Tees	-0.17
Sunderland	-0.17
Redcar and Cleveland	-0.30
Hartlepool	-0.33
Darlington	-0.40

At an individual school level, four North East schools were “well above average” (in the top 10%) and a further 27 in the “above average” category.

	School	Local Authority	Description	P8 Score
1	Our Lady & St Bede Catholic Academy	Stockton-on-Tees	Well above average	0.67
2	Outwood Academy Acklam	Middlesbrough	Well above average	0.64
3	Acklam Grange School	Middlesbrough	Well above average	0.6
4	Emmanuel College	Gateshead	Well above average	0.53
5	St Cuthbert’s High School	Newcastle	Above average	0.48
6	Churchill Community College	North Tyneside	Above average	0.48
7	Bede Academy	Northumberland	Above average	0.47
8	St Mary’s Catholic School	Newcastle	Above average	0.44
9	Excelsior Academy	Newcastle	Above average	0.44
10	Gosforth Academy	Newcastle	Above average	0.41
11	Whitburn CofE Academy	South Tyneside	Above average	0.37
12	Sacred Heart Catholic High School	Newcastle	Above average	0.35
13	Dene Community School	Durham	Above average	0.35
14	Parkside Academy	Durham	Above average	0.34
15	Queen Elizabeth High	Northumberland	Above average	0.32
16	Marden High School	North Tyneside	Above average	0.32
17	Sedgefield Community College	Durham	Above average	0.32
18	Thornhill School Business & Enterprise	Sunderland	Above average	0.29
19	Ferryhill Business Enterprise College	Durham	Above average	0.29
20	Monkwearmouth Academy	Sunderland	Above average	0.28
21	Outwood Academy Bydales	Redcar & Cleveland	Above average	0.28
22	King James I Academy Bishop Auckland	Durham	Above average	0.26
23	The Academy at Shotton Hall	Durham	Above average	0.25
24	Carmel College	Darlington	Above average	0.25
25	Easington Academy	Durham	Above average	0.24
26	Whitley Bay High School	North Tyneside	Above average	0.23
27	Cardinal Hume Catholic School	Gateshead	Above average	0.23
28	St Wilfrid’s RC College	South Tyneside	Above average	0.21
29	Prudhoe Community High School	Northumberland	Above average	0.18
30	St Leonard’s RC Comprehensive	Durham	Above average	0.17
31	Ian Ramsey CofE Academy	Stockton-on-Tees	Above average	0.16

When looking at Progress 8 results, it’s worth noting that 36.2% of North East pupils were entered for the EBacc – this is the lowest percentage across the country. Out of these, only 21.8% of the North East achieved the EBacc, which is the second lowest of the English regions after Yorksire and the Humber.

The North East recorded one of the biggest increases in Attainment 8 scores per pupil – a rise of 1.5, compared with 0.8 nationally – but the region is still the lowest performing overall at 48.5.

The Department for Education tables and statistics can be found here.

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