Furrowfield School is a school located in Gateshead. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/04/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 15.1%, which is 11.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whitehill Drive, Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Website: http://www.eslingtonfurrowfield.org
Telephone: 01914954700
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Michelle Richards
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108426

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 71
Number of Pupils: 70
Number of Boys: 56
Number of Girls: 14

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 15.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 41.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -3.12 Confidence interval -3.82 to -2.42
Of the 14 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 13 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:69%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:3.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.27
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Windy Nook Primary School
Albion Street , NE10 9BD 		3out of 4 546 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Larkspur Community Primary School
Beacon Lough East , NE9 6SS 		3out of 4 636 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Glynwood Community Primary School
Glynwood Gardens , NE9 5SY 		4out of 4 1,185 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Carr Hill Community Primary School
Carr Hill Road , NE9 5NB 		3out of 4 1,262 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Falla Park Community Primary School
Falla Park Road , Felling NE10 9HP 		3out of 4 1,274 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road , Beacon Lough NE9 6RZ 		4out of 4 416 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
XP Gateshead
Swards Road , 		- not rated 927 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Heworth Grange School
High Lanes , Felling NE10 0PT 		1out of 4 1,805 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Grace College
Saltwell Road South , NE9 6LE 		1out of 4 2,635 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furrowfield School
Whitehill Drive , Felling NE10 9RZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Hill Top School
Wealcroft , Felling NE10 8LT 		3out of 4 1,282 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ateres Girls High School
Willow Grove , Felling NE10 9PQ 		- not rated 1,426 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Girls More About School
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Millway Centre , Sheriff Hill NE9 5PQ 		1out of 4 1,445 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dryden School
Shotley Gardens , Low Fell NE9 5UR 		4out of 4 1,705 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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