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Percy Hedley School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Non-maintained special school
West Lane, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE12 7BH · 0191 216 1811
On the mapSearch near NE12 7BH
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 0.7
- average Attainment 8 score. North Tyneside 46, England 46
- Pupils
- 157
- 87% of 180 places
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.7, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Tyneside it was 46, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼0.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.06 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | +7.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Percy Hedley School on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2022Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 65
- 40% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 65 parents (100%) with SEND