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Community special school · South Tyneside

Bamburgh School

  • 3–16Ages
  • 223Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 108738URN

Norham Avenue, South Shields, NE34 7TD · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early years provisionOutstanding

Inspection history

  1. 24 September 2024
    Graded inspection, no overall grade
  2. 14 June 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
108738 · 393/7000
Free school meals
56.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Replaced
Margaret Sutton School (URN 108739)
Address
Norham Avenue, South Shields, NE34 7TD
Local authority
South Tyneside

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources