Gust Independent School
1 Haldane Street, Ashington, NE63 8SF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Nigel Grant
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 35
- URN
- 137385
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670850943
About this school
Gust Independent School is an independent special school in Ashington. It teaches children aged 6 to 17 and has 35 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Gust Independent School under its current framework. 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
Gust Independent School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2011, 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 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.0 | - | 5.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 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 Gust Independent 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 | 1 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4 | 35.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | 39 |
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
- 33
- Pupils on SEN support
- 2
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rosewood Independent School0.1 miles
Special schools · Morpeth
-
NCEA Castle School1.3 miles
Academies · Ashington
-
Cleaswell Hill School1.7 miles
Special schools · Choppington
-
Howard House School3.9 miles
Special schools · Netherton Colliery
-
The Dales School4.0 miles
Special schools · Blyth
Other schools in Ashington
- NCEA Castle School Academies
- Bothal Academy Primary
- Central Academy Primary
- NCEA Bishop's Primary School Primary
- NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School Primary
- NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington Primary
- Ashington Academy Secondary
- NCEA Duke's Secondary School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Gust Independent School teach?
- Gust Independent School teaches children aged 6 to 17. It is a special school in Ashington.
- Who is the headteacher of Gust Independent School?
- The headteacher of Gust Independent School is Mr Nigel Grant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gust Independent School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Gust Independent 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 Gust Independent School?
- Gust Independent School has 35 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 17.
- Is Gust Independent School full?
- Gust Independent School has capacity for 40 pupils and 35 on roll (88%), so it has space against 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 Gust Independent School a faith school?
- No. Gust Independent School has no designated religious character.
- How have Gust Independent School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1 in 2022/23 and 5.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Gust Independent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gust Independent 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.