Dame Allan's Schools
Fowberry Crescent, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YJ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Anglican
- Headteacher
- Mr William Maddin Scott
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,401
- Pupils on roll
- 1,240
- URN
- 108547
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912751500
About this school
Dame Allan's Schools is an Anglican independent school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 1,240 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Dame Allan's Schools 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
Dame Allan's Schools has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1800, 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 | 160 | 154 | 147 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.6 | 35.0 | 31.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| 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 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
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 Dame Allan's Schools 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 | 35.6 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 31.8 | 38 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 940 |
| 2023/24 | 1,267 |
| 2024/25 | 1,289 |
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
- 231
Location
Nearby schools
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Trinity Academy Newcastle0.6 miles
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Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited0.6 miles
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Hadrian School0.7 miles
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Bahr Academy0.9 miles
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University of Newcastle Upon Tyne1.5 miles
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Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Bahr Academy Independent schools
- Liberty School Independent schools
- Newcastle Preparatory School Independent schools
- Newcastle School for Boys Independent schools
- Royal Grammar School Independent schools
- Westfield School Independent schools
- Ashfield Nursery School Nursery
- Monkchester Road Nursery School Nursery
- Newburn Manor Nursery School Nursery
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dame Allan's Schools teach?
- Dame Allan's Schools teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Dame Allan's Schools?
- The headteacher of Dame Allan's Schools is Mr William Maddin Scott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dame Allan's Schools been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Dame Allan's Schools 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 Dame Allan's Schools?
- Dame Allan's Schools has 1,240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Dame Allan's Schools full?
- Dame Allan's Schools has capacity for 1,401 pupils and 1,240 on roll (89%), 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 Dame Allan's Schools a faith school?
- Yes. Dame Allan's Schools is designated Anglican.
- How have Dame Allan's Schools's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.6 in 2022/23 and 31.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Dame Allan's Schools's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dame Allan's Schools'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.