Gibside School
Shipcote Lane, Gateshead, NE8 4DE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liz Johnson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 131213
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914336900
About this school
Gibside School is a community special school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gibside 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 9 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 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| 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 | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 86.0 | 101.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.20 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Gibside 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 | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.66%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 8.57%
- Persistent absence
- 20.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Keser Torah Boys' School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
-
Haskel School0.4 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
-
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
-
Keser Girls School0.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Gateshead Jewish Nursery School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
- Dryden School Special schools
- Eslington Primary School Special schools
- Furrowfield School Special schools
- Haskel School Special schools
- Hill Top School Special schools
- River Tyne Academy Gateshead Academies
- The Cedars Academy Academies
- Bensham Grove Nursery School Nursery
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Gibside School teach?
- Gibside School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of Gibside School?
- The headteacher of Gibside School is Mrs Liz Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gibside School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gibside 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 Gibside School?
- Gibside School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Gibside School full?
- Gibside School has capacity for 180 pupils and 211 on roll (117%), 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 Gibside School a faith school?
- No. Gibside School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Gibside School have?
- The schools register lists Gibside School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Gibside 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 Gibside School's absence rate?
- Gibside School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gibside School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gibside 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.