Northern Counties School
Special schoolNorthern Counties School is a special school in Newcastle upon Tyne, for pupils aged 3 to 19. It had 89 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
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 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 43.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 45.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 61.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 8 | – | – |
- Northern Counties 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- Newcastle High School for Girls GDSTIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file190 m
- West Jesmond Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)280 m
- Newcastle Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file700 m
- Royal Grammar SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file730 m
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- South Gosforth First SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 20221.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newcastle upon Tyne
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).