Bamburgh School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

South TynesideLocal Authority

South ShieldsConstituency

NE34 7TDPostcode

1.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Bamburgh School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–16, located in South Tyneside, North East.

It currently serves 223 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 9.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 3.8%
EBacc average point score: 0.72

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

223

Total Pupils

64%Boys

36%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 223
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Oct 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
29 Jan 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.