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Dryden School
Gateshead·Not applicable·North East·Community special school·NE9 5UR
URN: 131200
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Attainment 8
National avg ≈ 46.4 · 2024/2025
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Progress 8
No published value in available years
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5+ Eng & Maths
Grade 5+ in both · 2024/2025
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EBacc entry
% entering EBacc · 2024/2025
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Academic outcomesAcademic data not assessed
Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupil progressLimited progress data
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Watch-outs
- Small cohort (11 pupils in the latest results year). Figures may be less reliable and some data may be suppressed.
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023/2024 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/2023 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/2022 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Gateshead for local comparison.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Ofsted OutstandingAttainment 8 53.2Progress 8 +0.71
Compare with Dryden SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 51.9Progress 8 +0.05
Compare with Dryden SchoolLord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 46.6Progress 8 -0.28
Compare with Dryden SchoolSchool information
| URN | 131200 |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Community special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Elizabeth Johnson |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | NE9 5UR |
| Latest pupils | 11 |
| FSM eligible | 48.3% |
Contact and identifiers
Shotley Gardens, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5UR
http://drydenschool.co.uk/View local authority page1914203812| DfE number | 7009 |
| UKPRN | 10015459 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 1997 |
| GIAS updated | 26 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |