Dryden School
Shotley Gardens, Low Fell, Gateshead, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5UR ·
At a glance
A state special school for ages 11–18 in Gateshead. Ungraded Ofsted inspection (January 2025): Standards maintained. Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 77
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Johnson
- Opened
- Sept 1997
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.
Exam results
No published results yet. The school may be new, too small for figures to be published, or not have pupils at the end of a key stage.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)48.3%
- English as an additional language14.1%
- SEN support1.4%
- Education, Health and Care plan98.6%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.