Epinay Business and Enterprise SchoolKeelman's Way School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Epinay Business and Enterprise School and Keelman's Way School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Epinay Business and Enterprise School was judged Outstanding and Keelman's Way School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.4 for Epinay Business and Enterprise School and 2.9 for Keelman's Way School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Epinay Business and Enterprise School (1.2 in 2021-22, 0.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | South ShieldsEpinay Business and Enterprise School | HebburnKeelman's Way School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Foundation special school | |
| Age range | 4-18 | 2-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 258 | 194 | |
| Capacity | Not reported | 171 | |
| Location | South Shields, NE34 8BT | Hebburn, NE31 1QY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.4 | 2.9 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 5.3% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 5.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 41 | 19 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 224 | 175 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 66.8% | 59.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.8% | 8.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.2% Stronger figure | 26.1% | 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
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
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