Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School
8 Esther Court, Wansbeck Business Park, Northumberland, NE63 8AP
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Gemma McCutcheon
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 25
- Pupils on roll
- 24
- URN
- 145184
- Local authority
- Northumberland
About this school
Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School was an independent special school in Northumberland. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 24 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2018, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 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 | - | - |
Trends over time
How Buzz Learning Independent Specialist 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 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | 24 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 24
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gust Independent School0.3 miles
Special schools · Ashington
-
Rosewood Independent School0.4 miles
Special schools · Morpeth
-
NCEA Castle School1.6 miles
Academies · Ashington
-
Cleaswell Hill School1.7 miles
Special schools · Choppington
-
Howard House School3.8 miles
Special schools · Netherton Colliery
Common questions
- What year groups does Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School teach?
- Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a special school in Northumberland.
- Has Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Buzz Learning Independent Specialist 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 Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School?
- Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School had 24 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- What are Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buzz Learning Independent Specialist 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 12 December 2024.