Sir Charles Parsons School
Foundation special school · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Westbourne Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
85.6%
36.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
214
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
210 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Karen Parker
- Address
- Westbourne Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
- Phone
- 01912952280
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Walkergate · Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 131987
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 77% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 1% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: The Newcastle Special Schools Trust
214 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
10 July 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 168 pupils
Attendance
85.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
14.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
36.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
8.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 39 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2018/2019)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.