Percy Hedley School

State-Funded School

percy-hedley-school-north-tyneside-north-east

North EastRegion

North TynesideLocal Authority

Cramlington and KillingworthConstituency

NE12 7BHPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Percy Hedley School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–19, located in North Tyneside, North East.

It currently serves 157 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.7
EBacc average point score: 0.06

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

157

Total Pupils

72%Boys

28%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

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 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 157
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Jan 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
22 Apr 2013	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.