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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 19 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 2 April 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry356 applications · 242 places offered · 205 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Gateshead median median 2.3
- 2025 1.4; Gateshead median median 2.2
- 2024 1.4; Gateshead median median 2.1
- 2023 1.4; Gateshead median median 2.2
- 2022 1.4; Gateshead median median 2.0
- 2021 1.3; Gateshead median median 2.0
- 2020 1.4; Gateshead median median 2.1
- 2019 1.4; Gateshead median median 2.2
- 2018 1.2; Gateshead median median 1.7
- 2017 1.3; Gateshead median median 1.7
- 2016 1.4; Gateshead median median 1.9
- 2015 1.4; Gateshead median median 1.7
- 2014 1.4; Gateshead median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Gateshead median
Dashed bars: as Charles Thorp Comprehensive School (URN 108405), Hookergate School (URN 108408), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 242 | 356 | 1.5 | 205 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2025 | 263 | 365 | 1.4 | 235 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 282 | 399 | 1.4 | 252 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2023 | 274 | 388 | 1.4 | 264 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 | 293 | 417 | 1.4 | 284 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 | 273 | 362 | 1.3 | 232 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2020 | 270 | 372 | 1.4 | 250 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 209 | 299 | 1.4 | 186 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2018 | 227 | 280 | 1.2 | 193 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2017 | 168 | 225 | 1.3 | 147 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2016 | 147 | 209 | 1.4 | 138 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 168 | 228 | 1.4 | 146 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 * | 160 | 221 | 1.4 | 141 | 0.88 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 236 | 49.8 | 59% | 79% | – |
| 2024/25 | 251 | 47.2 | 54% | 76% | – |
| 2023/24 | 215 | 47.0 | 54% | 74% | −0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 226 | 48.8 | 54% | 75% | +0.01 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Thorp AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.5applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · Newcastle upon TyneGood20232.0applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · GatesheadGood20232.5applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good202346.1Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · Newcastle upon TyneRequires improvement20241.5applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · Newcastle upon TyneGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 33.0Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good2024
- 6.4 km · Newcastle upon TyneGood20242.1applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
- 6.4 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good2024
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141185 · 390/4001
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,740 pupils · 1,442 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Replaced
- Charles Thorp Comprehensive School (URN 108405); Hookergate School (URN 108408)
- Address
- Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3AH
- Local authority
- Gateshead
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources