The Apex Academy
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- East Hartford, NE23 3AR
- Distance
- 2.4km away
Cramlington Hillcrest School
East View Avenue, East Farm, Cramlington, NE23 1DY
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
124
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Cohort Size
- 27
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 79.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 16.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 116
- Boys
- 90 (78%)
- Girls
- 26 (22%)
- Capacity
- 124 (94% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 63.3%
- EAL
- 0.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 98.3%
- SEN Support
- 1.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 6.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £25,030/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 94.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.7%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.9%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.9%
94.8%
White British
1.7%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
1.7%
Mixed White & Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
East View Avenue
Cramlington, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 122383
- UKPRN
- 10015479
- Establishment No.
- 7006
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