Keelman's Way School
Special schoolKeelman's Way School is a special school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 2 to 19. It had 194 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 17 April 2024
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 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Keelman's Way School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in South Tyneside and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Keelman's Way School was 2.9, against 41.3 in South Tyneside and 46.2 in England.
5.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 2.9 | 41.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 5.3% | 36.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 5.3% | 59% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 19 | – | – |
- Keelman's Way 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.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- 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- The Sue Hedley Nursery SchoolNursery. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade110 m
- Hebburn Lakes Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- St Aloysius Catholic Junior School AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), November 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, HebburnPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025700 m
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Hebburn Comprehensive SchoolSecondary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional)860 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Tyneside
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).