Dryden School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Shotley Gardens
 Low Fell
 Gateshead
 Tyne and Wear NE9 5UR
Telephone: 0191 420 3811

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Special Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Established: 1997
History: This school arose from High Fell School and Bleach Green School
Federation: Dryden and Hill Top Learning Federation

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Elizabeth Johnson (since February 2021)
Previous Headteacher: Dawn Winter
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 8 / 22.27
Non-teaching Staff*: 28.08
Number of pupils: 65
Pupils Per Teacher: 8.1
Sex: Mixed (69% boys / 31% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 38.00% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 37.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 23.8% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 21.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £1,609,488*
Income Per Pupil: £24,761
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Gateshead
Constituency: Gateshead
Electoral Ward: Low Fell
School Number: 3907009

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 24th June 2015 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. River Tyne Academy Gateshead (0.3km) show on map
  2. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell (0.4km) show on map
  3. Carr Hill Community Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Kells Lane Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Gibside School (0.8km) show on map
  6. Glynwood Community Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  7. South Street Community Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  8. Caedmon Community Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  9. Kelvin Grove Community Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  10. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (1.2km) show on map
  11. Keser Torah Boys' School (1.3km) show on map
  12. Falla Park Community Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  13. Haskel School (1.4km) show on map
  14. Brighton Avenue Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  15. Gateshead Jewish Boarding School (1.5km) show on map
  16. Keser Girls School (1.5km) show on map
  17. Furrowfield School (1.5km) show on map
  18. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (1.5km) show on map
  19. Bede Community Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  20. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (1.6km) show on map
  21. The Gateshead Cheder Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  22. Gateshead Jewish Nursery School (1.7km) show on map
  23. Windy Nook Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  24. Brandling Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  25. Larkspur Community Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  26. Bensham Grove Nursery School (1.8km) show on map
  27. The Cedars Academy (1.8km) show on map
  28. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead (1.8km) show on map
  29. Oakfield Junior School (1.9km) show on map
  30. Oakfield Infant School (1.9km) show on map
  31. Ateres Girls High School (1.9km) show on map
  32. XP Gateshead (1.9km) show on map
  33. Grace College (2.0km) show on map
  34. Eslington Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  35. St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  36. St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton (2.3km) show on map
  37. Gateshead College (2.4km) show on map
  38. The Drive Community Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  39. Harlow Green Community Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  40. St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green (2.5km) show on map
  41. Fell Dyke Community Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  42. Heworth Grange School (2.7km) show on map
  43. Hill Top School (2.7km) show on map
  44. North East Futures UTC (2.9km) show on map
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  46. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (2.9km) show on map
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  48. Roman Road Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  49. Emmanuel College (3.2km) show on map
  50. St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (3.2km) show on map
  51. NCG (3.3km) show on map
  52. Callerton Academy (3.3km) show on map
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  69. Ashfield Nursery School (3.9km) show on map
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  71. White Mere Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
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  91. Walkergate Community School (4.9km) show on map
  92. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST (4.9km) show on map
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  97. Walker Riverside Academy (5.1km) show on map
  98. Toner Avenue Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  99. West Newcastle Academy (5.1km) show on map
  100. West Jesmond Primary School (5.1km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Same Federation
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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