Gibside School

State-Funded School

gibside-school-gateshead-north-east

North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Gateshead Central and WhickhamConstituency

NE8 4DEPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Gibside School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–11, located in Gateshead, North East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 211 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 0%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

211

Total Pupils

74%Boys

26%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 211
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 9 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
25 Oct 2012	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.