Gilbert Ward Academy
Special schoolGilbert Ward Academy is a special school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 83 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 6 May 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
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 EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Gilbert Ward Academy was 1.0, against 42.8 in Northumberland and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 1.0 | 42.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 41.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 61% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 10 | – | – |
- Gilbert Ward Academy 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 Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)210 m
- Bede AcademyAll-through. Good (overall), April 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Malvin's Close AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Croftway AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Newsham Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Morpeth Road AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Northumberland
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).