Ateres Girls High School
Ateres Girls High School is an independent school in Gateshead for girls aged 11 to 16. It has 270 pupils and room for 300.
Willow Grove, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 9PQ0191 469 2969Rabbi Y M Katz headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
59 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 59 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 42 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 52.7 | 57.8 | 58.3 | 47.0 | 43.3 | 41.8 | 46.8 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 71% | 78% | 76% | 86% | 63% | 62% | 48% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 90% | 93% | 98% | 95% | 85% | 79% | 68% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.54 | 3.86 | 3.75 | 2.62 | 2.79 | 2.86 | 4.18 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 48% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 11 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Biology (64% here, 82% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 57 | 19% | 65% | 91% | 58% | – |
| English Language | 57 | 25% | 68% | 88% | 54% | – |
| Mathematics | 56 | 48% | 89% | 98% | 53% | – |
| Other Modern Languages | 49 | 63% | 84% | 96% | 49% | – |
| Biology | 42 | 12% | 64% | 86% | 82% | – |
| Biblical Hebrew | 36 | 58% | 89% | 94% | 85% | – |
| Art and Design | 26 | 73% | 92% | 92% | 58% | – |
| Social Studies | 24 | 0% | 58% | 79% | 54% | – |
| Statistics | 12 | 67% | 100% | 100% | 51% | – |
| Geography | 10 | 60% | 100% | 100% | 51% | – |
| Combined Science | 7 | 71% | 86% | 100% | 36% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Gateshead council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 270 | 268 | 285 | 287 | 253 | 262 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 21% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Drive Community Primary School | Council | 440 m | 213 | Good 2022 | 36 | Compare |
| Brandling Primary School | Council | 520 m | 217 | Good 2024 | 55 | Compare |
| Falla Park Community Primary School | Council | 590 m | 222 | Not inspected | 47 | Compare |
| XP Gateshead | Free school | 690 m | 245 | No overall grade 2024 | 25 | Compare |
| Windy Nook Primary School | Council | 850 m | 332 | Good 2023 | 39 | Compare |
| Heworth Grange School | Academy | 880 m | 910 | No overall grade 2024 | 4 | Compare |
| Carr Hill Community Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 308 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Furrowfield School | Council | 0.8 miles | 101 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ateres Girls High School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Ateres Girls High School yet.
How good are Ateres Girls High School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 71% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 52.7, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Ateres Girls High School have?
270 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 300 places, so it is 90% full. It is a girls' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Willow Grove, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 9PQ
- Telephone
- 0191 469 2969
- Headteacher
- Rabbi Y M Katz
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Ward
- Felling
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 27 April 2012 (new provision)
- URN
- 138118 · LAESTAB 3906000 · UKPRN 10070583
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.