Thomas Bewick School
Linhope Road, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PROSPER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katy Harrison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Prosper Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 392
- Pupils on roll
- 383
- URN
- 146680
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912296020
About this school
Thomas Bewick School is a special academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 383 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 |
| 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 Thomas Bewick 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 | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 314 |
| 2023/24 | 337 |
| 2024/25 | 360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.28%
- English as an additional language
- 20%
- Overall absence
- 7.28%
- Persistent absence
- 17.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mary Astell Academy0.0 miles
Academies · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Newcastle Bridges School1.6 miles
Academies · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Hadrian School1.6 miles
Special schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Talbot House Children's Charity1.7 miles
Special schools · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
Dame Allan's Schools1.8 miles
Independent schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Brenkley School Special schools
- Emily Wilding Davison School Special schools
- Hadrian School Special schools
- Mary Astell Academy Academies
- Moorbridge Local authority maintained schools
- Newcastle Bridges School Academies
- NHS Choices College Other types
- Northern Counties School Special schools
- Percy Hedley Hedleys College Other types
- Percy Hedley School Special schools
- Sir Charles Parsons School Special schools
- Trinity Academy Newcastle Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Thomas Bewick School teach?
- Thomas Bewick School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas Bewick School?
- The headteacher of Thomas Bewick School is Mrs Katy Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thomas Bewick School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Bewick School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thomas Bewick School?
- Thomas Bewick School has 383 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Thomas Bewick School full?
- Thomas Bewick School has capacity for 392 pupils and 383 on roll (98%), 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 Thomas Bewick School a faith school?
- No. Thomas Bewick School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Thomas Bewick School?
- Thomas Bewick School is part of PROSPER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Thomas Bewick School have?
- The schools register lists Thomas Bewick School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Thomas Bewick School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Thomas Bewick School's absence rate?
- Thomas Bewick School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Bewick School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Bewick 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 10 July 2026.