Ateres Girls High School
Willow Grove, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 9PQ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Rabbi Y M Katz
- Religious ethos
- Jewish
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- URN
- 138118
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Telephone
- 01914692969
About this school
Ateres Girls High School is a girls' independent school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 270 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Ateres Girls High 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
Ateres Girls High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2012, 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 | 49 | 55 | 59 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.3 | 57.8 | 52.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 76% | 78.2% | 71.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 92.7% | 89.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 3.6% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
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 Ateres Girls High 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 | 58.3 | 35.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.7 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 287 |
| 2023/24 | 285 |
| 2024/25 | 268 |
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
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 19
Location
Nearby schools
-
Furrowfield School0.8 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
-
River Tyne Academy Gateshead1.0 miles
Academies · Gateshead
-
Hill Top School1.3 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
-
Dryden School1.3 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
-
The Gateshead Cheder Primary School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
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- Emmanuel College Independent schools
- Gateshead Jewish Boarding School Independent schools
- Gateshead Jewish Nursery School Independent schools
- Keser Torah Boys' School Independent schools
- The Gateshead Cheder Primary School Independent schools
- Bensham Grove Nursery School Nursery
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Hill Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ateres Girls High School teach?
- Ateres Girls High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of Ateres Girls High School?
- The headteacher of Ateres Girls High School is Rabbi Y M Katz, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ateres Girls High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ateres Girls High 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 many pupils are at Ateres Girls High School?
- Ateres Girls High School has 270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ateres Girls High School full?
- Ateres Girls High School has capacity for 300 pupils and 270 on roll (90%), 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 Ateres Girls High School a faith school?
- No. Ateres Girls High School has no designated religious character.
- How have Ateres Girls High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.3 in 2022/23 and 52.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ateres Girls High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ateres Girls High 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.