Furrowfield School
Whitehill Drive, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Heather Scott
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 76
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 108426
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914954700
About this school
Furrowfield School is a community special school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 101 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 14 | 12 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.88 -2.62 to -1.14 | -1.91 -2.75 to -1.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
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 Furrowfield School 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 | 6.1 | 35.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.6 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 27.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 26.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 67.78%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 26.76%
- Persistent absence
- 63.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hill Top School0.7 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
-
Ateres Girls High School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
-
River Tyne Academy Gateshead0.8 miles
Academies · Gateshead
-
Dryden School1.0 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
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The Cedars Academy1.1 miles
Academies · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
- Dryden School Special schools
- Eslington Primary School Special schools
- Gibside School Special schools
- Haskel School Special schools
- Hill Top School Special schools
- River Tyne Academy Gateshead Academies
- The Cedars Academy Academies
- Bensham Grove Nursery School Nursery
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Furrowfield School teach?
- Furrowfield School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Gateshead.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Furrowfield School?
- The executive headteacher of Furrowfield School is Miss Heather Scott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Furrowfield School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Furrowfield School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Furrowfield School?
- Furrowfield School has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Furrowfield School full?
- Furrowfield School has capacity for 76 pupils and 101 on roll (133%), 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 Furrowfield School a faith school?
- No. Furrowfield School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Furrowfield School have?
- The schools register lists Furrowfield School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Furrowfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.1 in 2022/23 and 5.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Furrowfield School's absence rate?
- Furrowfield School's overall absence rate is 26.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Furrowfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Furrowfield School'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.