Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Gateshead · NE9 6RZ · Gateshead
Ages 11–18
- Att854.4
- P80.7
- EM5+60%
- Absence7.1%
0.2 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains GoodURN 108426
Furrowfield School
Community special school · Gateshead · NE10 9RZ
Ages 11–16 · 101 pupils · Gateshead
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
4.6
Overall absence
27.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-01-19
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.91
−20+2
Attainment 84.6
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence27.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)56.8%
Unauthorised17.1%
- Authorised absence
- 10.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 24.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 81
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
101 pupils · 76 places
- 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 type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Miss Heather Scott
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
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
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.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Windy Nook Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Gateshead · NE10 9BD · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM27.8%
- Demand1.00
0.3 miles away
Larkspur Community Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Gateshead · NE9 6SS · Gateshead
Ages 2–11
- KS245%
- Absence8.3%
- FSM67.7%
- Demand1.00
0.4 miles away
XP Gateshead
Ofsted: Not judgedFree schools · Secondary
Felling · NE10 9UZ · Gateshead
Ages 11–16
- Absence7.0%
- FSM35.1%
- Demand2.83
0.5 miles away
Glynwood Community Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Gateshead · NE9 5SY · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS238%
- Absence7.6%
- FSM31.0%
- Demand0.96
0.7 miles away
Carr Hill Community Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Gateshead · NE9 5NB · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS253%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM67.1%
- Demand0.97
0.7 miles away
Falla Park Community Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
Gateshead · NE10 9HP · Gateshead
Ages 2–11
- KS259%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM52.2%
- Demand1.00
0.7 miles away
Hill Top School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity special school
Gateshead · NE10 8LT · Gateshead
Ages 11–19
- Absence9.6%
- FSM66.4%
0.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Heather Scott
- Telephone
- 01914954700