Southlands School
Beach Road, Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 2QR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Noble
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 165
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 108653
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
About this school
Southlands School is a foundation special school in North Shields. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 136 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Southlands School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 27 | 40 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.6 | 2.8 | 5.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.57 -2.14 to -1.01 | -1.46 -1.91 to -1.01 | - |
| 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 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
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 Southlands 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 | North Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.6 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.8 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3 | 36.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 169 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 146 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 21 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report16 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.33%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.95%
- Persistent absence
- 24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodlawn School1.3 miles
Special schools · Whitley Bay
-
Silverdale School2.3 miles
Special schools · Wallsend
-
Moorbridge2.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Parkside House School3.0 miles
Special schools · North Tyneside
-
Bamburgh School3.2 miles
Special schools · South Shields
Other schools in North Shields
- Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School Nursery
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- Cullercoats Primary School Primary
- Monkhouse Primary School Primary
- New York Primary School Primary
- Percy Main Primary School Primary
- Preston Grange Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- Spring Gardens Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Southlands School teach?
- Southlands School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in North Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Southlands School?
- The headteacher of Southlands School is Mrs Angela Noble, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Southlands School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southlands 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 many pupils are at Southlands School?
- Southlands School has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Southlands School full?
- Southlands School has capacity for 165 pupils and 136 on roll (82%), 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 Southlands School a faith school?
- No. Southlands School has no designated religious character.
- Is Southlands School part of an academy trust?
- Southlands School is part of The North Tyneside Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Southlands School have?
- The schools register lists Southlands School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Southlands School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.6 in 2022/23 and 5.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Southlands School's absence rate?
- Southlands School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southlands School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southlands 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.