Moorbridge
Earsdon Road, Shiremoor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0HJ
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher EOTAS
- Mr Matt Snape
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 88
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 108565
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912362800
About this school
Moorbridge is a special school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 164 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorbridge, 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Moorbridge has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 167 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 161 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70.19%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parkside House School0.5 miles
Special schools · North Tyneside
-
Woodlawn School1.4 miles
Special schools · Whitley Bay
-
Silverdale School2.2 miles
Special schools · Wallsend
-
Percy Hedley School2.4 miles
Special schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Beacon Hill School2.5 miles
Special schools · North Tyneside
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Brenkley School Special schools
- Emily Wilding Davison School Special schools
- Hadrian School Special schools
- Mary Astell Academy Academies
- Newcastle Bridges School Academies
- NHS Choices College Other types
- Northern Counties School Special schools
- Percy Hedley Hedleys College Other types
- Percy Hedley School Special schools
- Sir Charles Parsons School Special schools
- Thomas Bewick School Academies
- Trinity Academy Newcastle Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Moorbridge teach?
- Moorbridge teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher eotas of Moorbridge?
- The headteacher eotas of Moorbridge is Mr Matt Snape, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorbridge been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorbridge, 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 Moorbridge?
- Moorbridge has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Moorbridge full?
- Moorbridge has capacity for 88 pupils and 164 on roll (186%), 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 Moorbridge a faith school?
- No. Moorbridge has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorbridge publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Moorbridge. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.