Hill Top School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Gateshead, NE10 8LT
- Distance
- 1.2km away
Furrowfield School
Whitehill Drive, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
76
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 5.4 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 18
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 57.0%
- Continued in education
- 50.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 29.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 90
- Boys
- 82 (81%)
- Girls
- 19 (19%)
- Capacity
- 76 (133% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 67.8%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 4.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 18.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £30,385/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 26.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 63.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 97.8%
- White Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
97.8%
White British
1.1%
White Other
1.1%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Whitehill Drive
Gateshead, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 108426
- UKPRN
- 10018036
- Establishment No.
- 7006
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