Northfield School and Sports College is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, for children and young people aged 11 to 16. Its specialist base has 15 places for visual impairment, hearing impairment and moderate learning difficulty.
- Ages 11–16
- 1,522 pupils
- Ofsted: Good
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 15 places, 9 pupils
- Pupils
- 1,522
- Headteacher
- Mr R. J. Henderson (Headteacher)
- Council
- Stockton-on-Tees
- School reference (URN)
- 111731
Needs its base supports
3 needs: vision, hearing and 1 more
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Stockton-on-Tees (8)
Sensory and physical
- Hearing impairment Other schools for this in Stockton-on-Tees (2)
- Visual impairment Other schools for this in Stockton-on-Tees (2)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Stockton-on-Tees council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Good, February 2023; school remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (January 2020)
Rated Good at its last graded inspection, in February 2023.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, January 2020).
Contact and getting there
Thames Road, Billingham, TS22 5EG
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 0.1 miles
- Prior's Mill CofE Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.2 miles
- Ash Trees Academy Special school · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.6 miles
All SEND schools in Stockton-on-Tees
By need in Stockton-on-Tees: Autism (11) · Speech and language (9) · Moderate learning (9) · SEMH (7) · Hearing (3) · Vision (3) · Dyslexia and SpLD (2) · Physical (2)
Questions about Northfield School and Sports College
How do I get a place in Northfield School and Sports College’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Northfield School and Sports College support?
Visual impairment, hearing impairment and moderate learning difficulty. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Northfield School and Sports College take?
Aged 11 to 16, boys and girls.
What is Northfield School and Sports College’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Northfield School and Sports College?
Thames Road, Billingham, TS22 5EG, in Stockton-on-Tees.
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