Percy Hedley School
Percy Hedley School is a non-maintained special school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 157 pupils and room for 180. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
West Lane, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 7BH0191 216 1811phs.percyhedley.org.ukDr John Steward head teacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 December 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
27 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 | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 19 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | – | 0.6 | 0.5 | – | 47.1 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -2.17 | – | – | -1.93 | – | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | – | 0% | 0% | – | 43% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | – | 0% | 0% | – | 66% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.06 | 0.02 | – | 0.05 | 0.04 | – | 4.11 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | – | 0% | 0% | – | 33% | 41% |
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with physical disability, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in North Tyneside with physical disability provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (41), Physical disability (36), language and communications needs (35), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (18), Severe learning difficulty (7), Moderate learning difficulty (6).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 157 | 164 | 155 | 157 | 170 | 172 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 51% | 35% | 37% | 38% | 38% | 26% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 10.5% | 9.7% | 13.1% | 11.2% | 5.6% | 10.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 9.6% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 10.8% | 5.5% | 10.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 31.3% | 32.3% | 41.4% | 38.8% | 16.3% | 28.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 19 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with 100% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| Education | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall | Academy | 390 m | 208 | Not inspected | 80 | Compare |
| George Stephenson High School | Foundation | 390 m | 1,233 | Good 2019 | 33 | Compare |
| Westmoor Primary School | Foundation | 400 m | 343 | No overall grade 2024 | 75 | Compare |
| Grasmere Academy | Academy | 920 m | 86 | Good 2022 | 5 | Compare |
| Amberley Primary School | Foundation | 950 m | 405 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| Ivy Road Primary School | Foundation | 990 m | 115 | Report card 2026 | 15 | Compare |
| Forest Hall Primary School | Foundation | 990 m | 148 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Bailey Green Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 469 | Outstanding 2024 | 97 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Percy Hedley School a good school?
Percy Hedley School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in December 2024.
What is Percy Hedley School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Percy Hedley School not judged at its last full inspection on 3 December 2024.
How good are Percy Hedley School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% 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 0.7, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Percy Hedley School have?
157 pupils aged 3 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 87% full.
What is attendance like at Percy Hedley School?
Pupils were in school 89.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 31% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Percy Hedley School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for physical disability, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Percy Hedley School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- West Lane, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 7BH
- Telephone
- 0191 216 1811
- Website
- phs.percyhedley.org.uk
- Head Teacher
- Dr John Steward
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 3-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Ward
- Backworth & Holystone
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108657 · LAESTAB 3927006 · UKPRN 10018021
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- 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.