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Northern Counties School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Non-maintained special school
Tankerville Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 3BB · 0191 281 5821
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Pupils
- 89
- 74% of 120 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.4%
- First language not English
- 12.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
2015/162017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | +9.1 |
Ofsted
Northern Counties School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jun 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 10
- 13% · 6 Jan 2025
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼70% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼60% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼70% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼60% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼60% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼63% agreeEngland 77%
based on the 80% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 49%
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 67%
based on 10 parents (100%) with SEND