Sir Charles Parsons School

Ofsted inspection

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in NE6. Where we have them, council (Newcastle upon Tyne) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on rolli

214

Free school mealsi

77%

This schoolNE6 avg

19.2% above district average (57.8%)

Also: Newcastle upon Tyne special schools 67.3% · England special schools 49.2%

SENi

100%

Also: Newcastle upon Tyne special schools 100% · England special schools 99.9%

EALi

26.2%

2.4% above district average (23.8%)

Attendancei

85.8% Autumn and spring 2024/25

7.1% below district average (92.9%)

Also: Newcastle upon Tyne special schools 83% · England special schools 87.2%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the NE6 average; the darker bar is this school. SEN is not compared with the district average for special, pupil referral or alternative provision schools, because almost all pupils have identified needs.

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring 2024/25 from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN). The headline above uses the same period.

• 70.9%
  2020/21
• 85.4%
  2021/22
• 84.9%
  2022/23
• 84.4%
  2023/24
• 85.8%
  2024/25

Admissions

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity

Not compared for this type of school

Published capacity (GIAS)i

210

Pupils on roll

214

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Newcastle upon Tyne page.

SEN support

SEN %i

100%

On-site provisioni

Special classes · SLD, PMLD

This school is set up for pupils with special educational needs or who need alternative provision. The SEN percentage is usually near 100% by design. Ask the SENCO what support looks like day to day.

Schools near Sir Charles Parsons School

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

• Monkchester Road Nursery School0.8 miles · Nursery · Ofsted: No overall grade
• The Sue Hedley Nursery School1.6 miles · Nursery · Ofsted: No overall grade
• Keelman's Way School1.6 miles · Special · Ofsted: No overall grade
• Beacon Hill School1.9 miles · Special · Ofsted: No overall grade
• Benton House School2.3 miles · Special
• Royal Grammar School2.3 miles
• The Gateshead Cheder Primary School2.4 miles · Ofsted: Requires improvement
• Newcastle High School for Girls GDST2.5 miles

Other nearby schools

• St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker0.1 miles · Primary · Ofsted: No overall grade
• Walker Riverside Academy0.1 miles · Secondary · Ofsted: No overall grade

All schools in NE6 · Schools in Newcastle upon Tyne