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Emily Wilding Davison School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community special school
Thornhill Road, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE20 9QB · 0191 298 0838
On the mapSearch near NE20 9QB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 1.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Northumberland 44, England 46
- Pupils
- 124
- 24 over 100 places · 124%
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 79.8%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 1.7, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Northumberland it was 44, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼1.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.09 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 3.3 | — |
| Further education | 23.3 | +0.6 |
| Other education | 16.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 40 | −19.1 |
| Activity not captured | 13.3 | −4.9 |
Ofsted
Emily Wilding Davison School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2023Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
45% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 45%
- Replies
- 11
- 11% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 64% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (100%) with SEND