Other independent school
NE2 3BA · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–18
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenURN 108551
Northern Counties School
Non-maintained special school · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE2 3BB
Age range
Ages 3–19
Pupils
89
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Age range
Ages 3–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a 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 non-maintained special school, Ages 3–19, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, 89 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 42.4%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder….
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Overview
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 108551
Location
- Address
- Tankerville Terrace, Jesmond
- Postcode
- NE2 3BB
- Town
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- 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
- 89
- Boys / girls
- 60 / 29
- School capacity
- 120
- Capacity fill
- 89 / 120 (74%)
- Free school meals
- 42.4%
- FSM pupils
- 28
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Local authority maintained
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Lonergan
- Telephone
- 01912815821
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-02-27
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.