Cramlington Hillcrest School
East View Avenue, East Farm, Cramlington, NE23 1DY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Mead
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, 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
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 124
- Pupils on roll
- 125
- URN
- 122383
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670713632
About this school
Cramlington Hillcrest School is a community special school in Cramlington. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 125 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 1 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 19 | 19 | 27 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Cramlington Hillcrest 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 111 |
| 2024/25 | 116 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.3%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 13.63%
- Persistent absence
- 30.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Azure College1.4 miles
Other types · Cramlington
-
The Apex Academy1.5 miles
Special schools · East Hartford
-
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit1.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Cramlington
-
Brenkley School2.6 miles
Special schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
The Dales School3.2 miles
Special schools · Blyth
Other schools in Cramlington
- Azure College Other types
- Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Beaconhill Community Primary School Primary
- Burnside Primary School Primary
- Burradon Community Primary School Primary
- Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Northburn Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Shanklea Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Village Primary School Primary
- Eastlea Primary School Primary
- Fordley Primary School Primary
- Hareside Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cramlington Hillcrest School teach?
- Cramlington Hillcrest School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Cramlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Cramlington Hillcrest School?
- The headteacher of Cramlington Hillcrest School is Mrs Andrea Mead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cramlington Hillcrest School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cramlington Hillcrest 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 big is Cramlington Hillcrest School?
- Cramlington Hillcrest School has 125 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Cramlington Hillcrest School full?
- Cramlington Hillcrest School has capacity for 124 pupils and 125 on roll (101%), 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 Cramlington Hillcrest School a faith school?
- No. Cramlington Hillcrest School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Cramlington Hillcrest School have?
- The schools register lists Cramlington Hillcrest School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; 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.
- What is Cramlington Hillcrest School's absence rate?
- Cramlington Hillcrest School's overall absence rate is 13.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cramlington Hillcrest School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cramlington Hillcrest 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.