Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Academy converter · Secondary
Gateshead · NE9 6RZ · Gateshead
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenURN 108426
Furrowfield School
Community special school · Gateshead · NE10 9RZ
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
101
Local authority
Gateshead
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 11–16, in Gateshead, Gateshead, 101 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 74.3%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Community school · Primary
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Status: Open
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Ages 11–19
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 108426
Location
- Address
- Whitehill Drive, Felling
- Postcode
- NE10 9RZ
- Town
- Gateshead
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- District
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- Boys / girls
- 82 / 19
- School capacity
- 76
- Capacity fill
- 101 / 76 (133%)
- Free school meals
- 74.3%
- FSM pupils
- 75
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Heather Scott
- Telephone
- 01914954700