Compare Dryden School and River Tyne Academy Gateshead and The Cedars Academy
Comparison of not applicable schools: Dryden School (Not applicable) in Gateshead; River Tyne Academy Gateshead (Not applicable) in Gateshead; The Cedars Academy (Not applicable) in Gateshead — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Dryden School, River Tyne Academy Gateshead and The Cedars Academy. They are not applicable phase and community special school, academy alternative provision sponsor led and academy special converter type located around Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Dryden School), published Jul 2015. The lowest is 2 (River Tyne Academy Gateshead), published Oct 2022. The most recent inspection on record is for River Tyne Academy Gateshead (Oct 2022). average roll around ≈ 150, combined total ≈ 400, typical FSM 55–60%, range 45–50%–65–70%; all within the River Tees Multi-Academy Trust trust.
| Attribute |
Dryden School
NE9 5UR
|
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
NE9 5PQ
|
The Cedars Academy
NE9 6QD
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Not applicable • Community special school | Not applicable • Academy alternative provision sponsor led | Not applicable • Academy special converter |
| Location |
Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE9 5UR |
Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE9 5PQ |
Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE9 6QD |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 16 Jul 2015 | 2 6 Oct 2022 | 2 10 Oct 2017 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 50 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 250 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 45–50% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 65–70% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 50–55% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | — | 103 | 238 |
| Capacity utilisation | — | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Gateshead (390) | River Tees Multi-Academy Trust | Gateshead (390) |
| Website | drydenschool.co.uk | gateshead.rtmat.org.uk | www.cedarstrust.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01914203811 | 01914200606 | 01914874595 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Community special school
- Location
- Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE9 5UR - Ofsted
- 1 16 Jul 2015
- Pupils
- ≈ 50 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 45–50% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Gateshead (390)
- Website
- drydenschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01914203811
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Location
- Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE9 5PQ - Ofsted
- 2 6 Oct 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 65–70% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- River Tees Multi-Academy Trust
- Website
- gateshead.rtmat.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01914200606
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Academy special converter
- Location
- Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE9 6QD - Ofsted
- 2 10 Oct 2017
- Pupils
- ≈ 250 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 50–55% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Gateshead (390)
- Website
- www.cedarstrust.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01914874595
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