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Percy Hedley School

Special school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside. No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Dec 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 3 December 2024, report published 16 January 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around December 2028

The last inspection was in December 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby special schools

  1. 0.7 milesBenton Dene School

    Special, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside

    School remains Good (Nov 2022)

  2. 2.0 milesBeacon Hill School

    Special, North Tyneside

    School remains Good (May 2023)

  3. 3.2 milesSilverdale School

    Special, Wallsend, North Tyneside

    No overall grade. Quality of education inadequate (Apr 2025) Special measures

  4. 3.3 milesNorthern Counties School

    Special, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Good (Feb 2024)

  5. 3.5 milesSir Charles Parsons School

    Special, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne

    School remains Outstanding (Jul 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.