Howard House School
Blue House Farm Road, Bedlington, Netherton Colliery, NE22 6BB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 10 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte de Oliveira
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 38
- URN
- 132855
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670293160
About this school
Howard House School is an independent special school in Netherton Colliery. It teaches children aged 10 to 18 and has 38 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Howard House School under its current framework. 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
Howard House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2006, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
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 Howard House 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 | 6.8 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.8 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.6 | 35.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | 32 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 38
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cleaswell Hill School2.1 miles
Special schools · Choppington
-
Collingwood School & Media Arts College2.4 miles
Special schools · Morpeth
-
Kyloe House2.6 miles
Other types · Morpeth
-
The Apex Academy2.7 miles
Special schools · East Hartford
-
The Dales School3.0 miles
Special schools · Blyth
Common questions
- What year groups does Howard House School teach?
- Howard House School teaches children aged 10 to 18. It is a special school in Netherton Colliery.
- Who is the headteacher of Howard House School?
- The headteacher of Howard House School is Mrs Charlotte de Oliveira, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Howard House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Howard House School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Howard House School?
- Howard House School has 38 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 18.
- Is Howard House School full?
- Howard House School has capacity for 40 pupils and 38 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Howard House School a faith school?
- No. Howard House School has no designated religious character.
- Is Howard House School a selective school?
- Yes. Howard House School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Howard House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.8 in 2022/23 and 3.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Howard House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Howard House 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 24 July 2026.