OFSTED
11 July 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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
64
64 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
17
26.6% of pupils
Male pupils
47
73.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.9 pts
above England
School
54.7%
Newcastle upon Tyne
39.8%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.7 pts
below England
School
15.6%
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
75.0%
48
African
10.9%
7
Any other Asian background
4.7%
3
Bangladeshi
3.1%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
1
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
1
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%
64 of
64 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
17.3
21.9 pts
below England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.64%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.43 pts
higher than
England
School
7.64%
Newcastle upon Tyne
6.84%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.30%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.49 pts
higher than
England
School
30.30%
Newcastle upon Tyne
17.84%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.29 pts
lower than
England
School
1.52%
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
91.4%
11.6 pts
above England
Talbot House Children's Charity
91.4%
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.