Dryden School
Special schoolDryden School is a special school in Gateshead, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 77 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 15 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationEnd of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 46.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 49.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 68.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 12 | – | – |
- Dryden School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low FellPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)160 m
- River Tyne Academy GatesheadPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), June 2022470 m
- Kells Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- Carr Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Gibside SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, June 2022860 m
- Glynwood Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Gateshead
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).