Cleaswell Hill SchoolHoward House School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Cleaswell Hill School and Howard House School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Cleaswell Hill School was judged Outstanding and Howard House School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 2.5 for Cleaswell Hill School and 3.6 for Howard House School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Cleaswell Hill School (4.6 in 2021-22, 2.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Howard House School (3.4 in 2021-22, 3.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChoppingtonCleaswell Hill School | Netherton CollieryHoward House School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 4-19 | 10-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 261 | 38 | |
| Capacity | 261 | 40 | |
| Location | Choppington, NE62 5DJ | Netherton Colliery, NE22 6BB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 2.5 | 3.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.13 | 0.26 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 16 | 9 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 251 | 32 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.0% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.6% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.6% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.0% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cleaswell Hill School
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