Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
Tankerville Terrace, Jesmond, NE2 3BA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Hardie
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 660
- URN
- 108538
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912811768
About this school
Newcastle High School for Girls GDST is a Church of England girls' independent school in Newcastle upon Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 660 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Newcastle High School for Girls GDST under its current framework. 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
Newcastle High School for Girls GDST has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1907, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 54 | 58 | 69 |
| Attainment 8 score | 65.0 | 53.8 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 80% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 93% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
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 Newcastle High School for Girls GDST has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.8 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 38 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 660 |
| 2023/24 | 677 |
| 2024/25 | 657 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 56
Location
Nearby schools
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Northern Counties School0.1 miles
Special schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Newcastle Preparatory School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Royal Grammar School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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University of Newcastle Upon Tyne0.6 miles
Universities · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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University of Northumbria At Newcastle0.8 miles
Universities · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Common questions
- What year groups does Newcastle High School for Girls GDST teach?
- Newcastle High School for Girls GDST teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Newcastle High School for Girls GDST?
- The headteacher of Newcastle High School for Girls GDST is Mrs Amanda Hardie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newcastle High School for Girls GDST been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Newcastle High School for Girls GDST under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Newcastle High School for Girls GDST?
- Newcastle High School for Girls GDST has 660 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Newcastle High School for Girls GDST full?
- Newcastle High School for Girls GDST has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 660 on roll (60%), so it has space against 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 Newcastle High School for Girls GDST a faith school?
- Yes. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST is designated Church of England.
- How have Newcastle High School for Girls GDST's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 65 in 2022/23 and 44.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Newcastle High School for Girls GDST's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newcastle High School for Girls GDST'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 24 July 2026.