The Newcastle Special Schools Trust

UID 1913·Incorporated September 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

15 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£11.0m

387 pupils

Avg staff costs

82.2%

of income

Avg reserves

1.8%

of income

Avg absence

12.7%

Persistent: 35.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

72.0%

free school meals

Capacity

102%

387 / 380 places

Total admin cost

£327k

£846 per pupil

Trust overview

With 2 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

1 of 2 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

1 of 2 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 6 percentage points over two years of published returns.

1 of 2 schools spent more than their income in the latest year. Single-year deficits are common around growth, building works or falling rolls; multi-year patterns matter more than one snapshot.

Absence is above the national average in 2 of 2 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

2 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

All 2 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 2 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

0.0%

-61.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Incorporated1 September 2013

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	365	£8.2m	£8.0m	82.6%	11.0%
2022/23	2	374	£9.3m	£9.5m	83.3%	8.2%
2023/24	2	392	£10.0m	£10.5m	86.3%	2.0%
2024/25partial	2	387	£11.0m	£11.0m	82.2%	1.8%
2025/26	2	381	—	—	—	—

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|6 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Hadrian School	131986	Not applicable	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure
Sir Charles Parsons School	131987	Not applicable	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit

Hadrian SchoolNot applicable

high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitworkforce pressure

Sir Charles Parsons SchoolNot applicable

high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit