Cleaswell Hill School
School Avenue, Guide Post, Choppington, NE62 5DJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Jackson
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 261
- Pupils on roll
- 261
- URN
- 122382
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670823182
About this school
Cleaswell Hill School is a community special school in Choppington. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 261 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cleaswell Hill 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 24 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 85.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -8.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 14 | 19 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.33 -2.10 to -0.56 | -1.62 -2.28 to -0.97 | - |
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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 Cleaswell Hill 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 | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.4 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.5 | 35.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.95%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 11.55%
- Persistent absence
- 28.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gust Independent School1.7 miles
Special schools · Ashington
-
Rosewood Independent School1.8 miles
Special schools · Morpeth
-
Howard House School2.1 miles
Special schools · Netherton Colliery
-
NCEA Castle School2.3 miles
Academies · Ashington
-
Collingwood School & Media Arts College3.0 miles
Special schools · Morpeth
Other schools in Choppington
- Choppington Primary School Primary
- Mowbray Primary School Primary
- Ringway Primary School Primary
- Stakeford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cleaswell Hill School teach?
- Cleaswell Hill School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Choppington.
- Who is the headteacher of Cleaswell Hill School?
- The headteacher of Cleaswell Hill School is Mr Mike Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cleaswell Hill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cleaswell Hill 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 Cleaswell Hill School?
- Cleaswell Hill School has 261 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Cleaswell Hill School full?
- Cleaswell Hill School has capacity for 261 pupils and 261 on roll (100%), 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 Cleaswell Hill School a faith school?
- No. Cleaswell Hill School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Cleaswell Hill School have?
- The schools register lists Cleaswell Hill School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cleaswell Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Cleaswell Hill School's absence rate?
- Cleaswell Hill School's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cleaswell Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cleaswell Hill 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 30 June 2026.