Cleaswell Hill School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Cleaswell Hill School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Northumberland, North East.
The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 261 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2022
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Early yearsprovision
Outstanding
Sixth formprovision
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Above average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 2.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 0%
- EBacc average point score
- 0.13
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
74%Boys
26%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 2 – 19
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 261
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Outstanding
Ungraded inspection on 30 June 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2017 | Outstanding | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Outstanding |
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.
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