Emily Wilding Davison School

State-Funded School

emily-wilding-davison-school-northumberland-north-east

North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

HexhamConstituency

NE20 9QBPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Emily Wilding Davison School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Northumberland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 124 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 1.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.09

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

124

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

80%

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: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 124
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Jun 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate
1 Mar 2020	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.