OFSTED
27 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
89
89 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
29
32.6% of pupils
Male pupils
60
67.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.9 pts
above England
School
42.7%
Newcastle upon Tyne
39.8%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.9 pts
below England
School
12.4%
Newcastle upon Tyne
25.7%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
0.5%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
66.3%
59
African
6.7%
6
Any other Mixed background
5.6%
5
Unclassified
5.6%
5
Bangladeshi
4.5%
4
Any other Asian background
3.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
89 of
89 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
12.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
91.7 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
15.35%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
9.14 pts
higher than
England
School
15.35%
Newcastle upon Tyne
6.84%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
35.94%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
20.12 pts
higher than
England
School
35.94%
Newcastle upon Tyne
17.84%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.38%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.57 pts
higher than
England
School
9.38%
Newcastle upon Tyne
2.25%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
74.2%
5.6 pts
below England
Northern Counties School
74.2%
Newcastle upon Tyne
80.9%
North East
88.8%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.