Collingwood School & Media Arts CollegeGust Independent School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Collingwood School & Media Arts College and Gust Independent School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Collingwood School & Media Arts College was judged Good and Gust Independent School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 3.6 for Collingwood School & Media Arts College and 5.4 for Gust Independent School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Collingwood School & Media Arts College (3.3 in 2021-22, 3.6 in 2024-25) and has risen at Gust Independent School (2.2 in 2021-22, 5.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MorpethCollingwood School & Media Arts College | AshingtonGust Independent School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 2-19 | 6-17 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 337 | 35 | |
| Capacity | 350 | 40 | |
| Location | Morpeth, NE61 2HA | Ashington, NE63 8SF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 3.6 | 5.4 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 | 0.15 | 0.33 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 42 | 11 | |
| 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% |
| Reading average scaled score | 92.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 82.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 308 | 39 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 48.0% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.6% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 5.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 94.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 17.6% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 40.1% | 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.
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
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