Emmanuel College
Consett Road, Lobley Hill, Gateshead, NE11 0AN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- City technology college
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Mr Nathanael Ogborn
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,450
- Pupils on roll
- 1,564
- URN
- 108420
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914602099
About this school
Emmanuel College is an independent school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,564 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Emmanuel College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 233 | 235 | 241 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.9 | 60.5 | 60.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.38 +0.20 to +0.57 | +0.61 +0.43 to +0.80 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 74.9% | 74.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 85.5% | 88.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 82% | 86% | 84.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Emmanuel College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.9 | 35.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60.5 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 60.1 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,444 |
| 2023/24 | 1,495 |
| 2024/25 | 1,543 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.36%
- English as an additional language
- 22.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.39%
- Persistent absence
- 17.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eslington Primary School1.2 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
-
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
-
Gibside School1.8 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
-
Haskel School1.9 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
-
Dryden School1.9 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
- Ateres Girls High School Independent schools
- Gateshead Jewish Boarding School Independent schools
- Gateshead Jewish Nursery School Independent schools
- Keser Torah Boys' School Independent schools
- The Gateshead Cheder Primary School Independent schools
- Bensham Grove Nursery School Nursery
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Hill Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Emmanuel College teach?
- Emmanuel College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Gateshead.
- Who is the principal of Emmanuel College?
- The principal of Emmanuel College is Mr Nathanael Ogborn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Emmanuel College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Emmanuel College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Emmanuel College?
- Emmanuel College has 1,564 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Emmanuel College full?
- Emmanuel College has capacity for 1,450 pupils and 1,564 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Emmanuel College a faith school?
- No. Emmanuel College has no designated religious character.
- Is Emmanuel College a selective school?
- No. Emmanuel College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Emmanuel College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.9 in 2022/23 and 60.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Emmanuel College's absence rate?
- Emmanuel College's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Emmanuel College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Emmanuel College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.