Collingwood School & Media Arts College

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

North NorthumberlandConstituency

NE61 2HAPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Collingwood School & Media Arts College is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Northumberland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 337 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 3.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.15

Ethnicity

White

98%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

337

Total Pupils

69%Boys

31%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 337
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 11 June 2025. 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
3 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	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.