England
Special schools in North East
70 special schools across 12 local authorities in North East.
Local authorities in North East
- County Durham 271
- Darlington 45
- Gateshead 91
- Hartlepool 38
- Middlesbrough 58
- Newcastle upon Tyne 105
- North Tyneside 82
- Northumberland 170
- Redcar and Cleveland 61
- South Tyneside 62
- Stockton-on-Tees 82
- Sunderland 114
Admissions are handled by each school or local authority, not by the region. Use a school's page for its published admissions figures and the postcode finder for distance.
Special schools in North East
Sorted by school name. This is a directory, not a best-schools ranking: results reflect intake as well as teaching, historic Ofsted grades are not comparable with current report cards, and small cohorts may be suppressed.
70 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbrooke SchoolOther independent special school | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bamburgh SchoolCommunity special school | South Shields | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Barndale SchoolCommunity special school | Alnwick | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Beacon Hill SchoolFoundation special school | North Tyneside | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Benton Dene SchoolFoundation special school | Newcastle upon Tyne | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Benton House SchoolOther independent special school | Benton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Beverley SchoolCommunity special school | Middlesbrough | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Brenkley SchoolOther independent special school | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cambian Hartlepool SchoolOther independent special school | Hartlepool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cleaswell Hill SchoolCommunity special school | Choppington | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Collingwood School & Media Arts CollegeCommunity special school | Morpeth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cramlington Hillcrest SchoolCommunity special school | Cramlington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Croft Community SchoolCommunity special school | Stanley | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Dryden SchoolCommunity special school | Gateshead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Durham Trinity School & Sports CollegeCommunity special school | Durham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Elemore Hall SchoolCommunity special school | Durham | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Elmbank Learning CentreOther independent special school | Stockton-on-Tees | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Embleton ViewOther independent special school | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Emily Wilding Davison SchoolCommunity special school | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Endeavour SROther independent special school | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Epinay Business and Enterprise SchoolFoundation special school | South Shields | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Eslington Primary SchoolCommunity special school | Gateshead | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Evergreen Primary SchoolCommunity special school | Bishop Auckland | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Forest Park SchoolOther independent special school | Newton Aycliffe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Fulcrum EducationOther independent special school | Middlesbrough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Furrowfield SchoolCommunity special school | Gateshead | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Gibside SchoolCommunity special school | Gateshead | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Gust Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Ashington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hadrian SchoolFoundation special school | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Hartwell SchoolOther independent special school | Stockton-on-Tees | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Haskel SchoolOther independent special school | Gateshead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Highcroft SchoolOther independent special school | Bishop Auckland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hill Top SchoolCommunity special school | Gateshead | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Holmwood SchoolCommunity special school | Middlesbrough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hopefields Education CiCOther independent special school | Middlesbrough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Howard House SchoolOther independent special school | Netherton Colliery | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hurworth House School Aspris Children's servicesOther independent special school | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Invested EducationOther independent special school | Cleveland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Keelman's Way SchoolFoundation special school | Hebburn | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| King Edwin SchoolOther independent special school | Stockton-on-Tees | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kiora HallOther independent special school | Stockton on Tees | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kirkleatham Hall SchoolCommunity special school | Redcar | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Mackenzie Thorpe CentreOther independent special school | Redcar and Cleveland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe SchoolOther independent special school | Newton Aycliffe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Northern Counties SchoolNon-maintained special school | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Oakwood Learning CentreOther independent special school | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Park View SchoolCommunity special school | South Shields | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Parkside House SchoolOther independent special school | North Tyneside | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Pear Tree SchoolOther independent special school | Darlington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Percy Hedley SchoolNon-maintained special school | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Priory Woods SchoolCommunity special school | Middlesbrough | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rosewood Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Morpeth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Silverdale SchoolFoundation special school | Wallsend | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sir Charles Parsons SchoolFoundation special school | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Southlands SchoolFoundation special school | North Shields | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Strawberry LaneOther independent special school | Bowburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sunningdale SchoolCommunity special school | Sunderland | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Talbot House Children's CharityNon-maintained special school | Newcastle upon Tyne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Apex AcademyOther independent special school | East Hartford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Dales SchoolCommunity special school | Blyth | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| The Grange Learning CentreOther independent special school | Low Willington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Grove Special SchoolCommunity special school | Berwick-upon-Tweed | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Oaks Secondary SchoolCommunity special school | Spennymoor | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| The PoplarsOther independent special school | Houghton le Spring | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Thornhill Park SchoolOther independent special school | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Trimdon Hill SchoolOther independent special school | Trimdon Grange | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Villa Real SchoolCommunity special school | Consett | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Walworth SchoolCommunity special school | Newton Aycliffe | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Woodlawn SchoolFoundation special school | Whitley Bay | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Wrenfield Learning CentreOther independent special school | Hartlepool | No overall grade | — | — |