Emily Wilding Davison School
Thornhill Road, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Dr Michael Hutchison
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 132771
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912980838
About this school
Emily Wilding Davison School is a community special school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 124 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 22 | 30 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.95 -3.59 to -2.32 | -3.10 -3.66 to -2.55 | - |
| 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 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 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 Emily Wilding Davison 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 | 3.5 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.7 | 35.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 51.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 47.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 109 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.48%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 47.27%
- Persistent absence
- 92.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Talbot House Children's Charity4.0 miles
Special schools · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
Mary Astell Academy4.6 miles
Academies · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Thomas Bewick School4.6 miles
Academies · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Brenkley School4.7 miles
Special schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Newcastle Bridges School4.9 miles
Academies · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Brenkley School Special schools
- Hadrian School Special schools
- Mary Astell Academy Academies
- Moorbridge Local authority maintained schools
- 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 year groups does Emily Wilding Davison School teach?
- Emily Wilding Davison School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Emily Wilding Davison School?
- The acting headteacher of Emily Wilding Davison School is Dr Michael Hutchison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Emily Wilding Davison School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Emily Wilding Davison 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 Emily Wilding Davison School?
- Emily Wilding Davison School has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Emily Wilding Davison School full?
- Emily Wilding Davison School has capacity for 100 pupils and 124 on roll (124%), 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 Emily Wilding Davison School a faith school?
- No. Emily Wilding Davison School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Emily Wilding Davison School have?
- The schools register lists Emily Wilding Davison School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Emily Wilding Davison School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.5 in 2022/23 and 1.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Emily Wilding Davison School's absence rate?
- Emily Wilding Davison School's overall absence rate is 47.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Emily Wilding Davison School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Emily Wilding Davison 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.