Percy Hedley SchoolBrenkley School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Percy Hedley School and Brenkley School in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Percy Hedley School was judged exceptional and Brenkley School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.7 for Percy Hedley School and 17.3 for Brenkley School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Percy Hedley School (0.6 in 2021-22, 0.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Newcastle-upon-TynePercy Hedley School | Newcastle-upon-TyneBrenkley School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Non-maintained special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 3-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 157 | 37 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 50 | |
| Location | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 7BH | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6DS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.7 | 17.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 12.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 25.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.06 | 0.73 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 27 | 8 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 164 | 32 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.5% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.4% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.5% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 31.3% | 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.
Percy Hedley School
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