Haskel School
53 Bewick Road, Gateshead, NE8 4DR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Sugarman
- Religious ethos
- Jewish
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 23
- URN
- 139807
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Telephone
- 01914772998
About this school
Haskel School is an independent special school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 5 to 25 and has 23 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Haskel 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
Haskel School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2013, 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 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Haskel 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | 20 |
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
- 23
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Keser Torah Boys' School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
-
Keser Girls School0.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Gateshead Jewish Nursery School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
-
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
-
Gibside School0.4 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
- Dryden School Special schools
- Eslington Primary School Special schools
- Furrowfield School Special schools
- Gibside 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 year groups does Haskel School teach?
- Haskel School teaches children aged 5 to 25. It is a special school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of Haskel School?
- The headteacher of Haskel School is Mrs Sarah Sugarman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Haskel School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Haskel 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 Haskel School?
- Haskel School has 23 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 25.
- Is Haskel School full?
- Haskel School has capacity for 30 pupils and 23 on roll (77%), 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 Haskel School a faith school?
- No. Haskel School has no designated religious character.
- What are Haskel School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haskel 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.