Brenkley School
Brenkley School is an independent special school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 37 pupils and room for 50.
3-5 Brenkley Way, Blezard Business Park, Seaton Burn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6DS0191 300 3663brenkleyschool.co.ukMiss Susan Park headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
8 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 | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 17.3 | – | 15.7 | – | 47.1 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 13% | – | 0% | – | 43% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 25% | – | 17% | – | 66% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.73 | – | 1.00 | – | 4.11 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | – | 0% | – | 33% | 41% |
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 North Tyneside 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 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Gosforth Academy | Academy | 690 m | 576 | No overall grade 2024 | 22 | Compare |
| Greenfields Community Primary School | Foundation | 0.9 miles | 221 | Good 2022 | 18 | Compare |
| Hazlewood Community Primary School | Foundation | 1.1 miles | 287 | Good 2023 | 42 | Compare |
| Fordley Primary School | Foundation | 1.6 miles | 377 | No overall grade 2024 | 40 | Compare |
| Dinnington First School | Foundation | 1.7 miles | 320 | Report card 2026 | 54 | Compare |
| Cramlington Learning Village | Academy | 1.9 miles | 1,989 | Report card 2026 | 48 | Compare |
| Great Park Academy | Free school | 1.9 miles | 614 | Good 2024 | 92 | Compare |
| Azure College | Special post 16 institution | 1.9 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Brenkley School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Brenkley School yet.
How good are Brenkley School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 13% 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 17.3, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Brenkley School have?
37 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 74% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 3-5 Brenkley Way, Blezard Business Park, Seaton Burn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6DS
- Telephone
- 0191 300 3663
- Website
- www.brenkleyschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Miss Susan Park
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Ward
- Weetslade
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 23 November 2017 (new provision)
- URN
- 145239 · LAESTAB 3926001 · UKPRN 10079400
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.