A whopping grand total of 71 schools across the North East have been branded 'inadequate' or 'requiring improvement by the Office for Standards in Education - commonly known as Ofsted.
The non-ministerial department is responsible for carrying out inspections across England's nurseries, schools and colleges and awarding providers with a fitting mark determined by the quality of education that students are receiving.
Ofsted currently uses a four point scale to determine a school's reputation - from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate' - but it's worth noting that certain establishments may find themselves in the 'special measures' category should improvements be rapidly necessary.
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In a round of its most recent inspections, Ofsted rated a grant total of 71 education providers (including schools, colleges and nurseries) to be 'requiring improvement' or 'inadequate' - with 61 in the former category and ten landing in the latter.
We've used Ofsted's publicly available markings to compile a list of which schools underperformed in terms of quality education, according to the ever-strict Government department.
It's worth noting that a number of establishments haven't been inspected in some time, with Ofsted frequently updating their records after fresh inspections are carried out. But all of the following ratings were correct at the time of publication.
Requires improvement:
Newcastle -
- Chillingham Road Primary School
- Excelsior Academy
- Kenton School
- Keser Girls School
- Mary Astell Academy
- Moorside Primary School
- North East Futures UTC
- North Gosforth Academy
- St Cuthbert's High School
- St Paul's CofE Primary School
- Swalwell Primary School
- Talbot House Children's Charity
- Walker Riverside Academy
- Westmoor Primary School
Sunderland -
- Christ's College
- Farringdon Community Academy
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw
- Thornhill Academy
- Washington Academy
- Willow Wood Community Primary School
Gateshead -
- Brandling Primary School
- Colegate Community Primary School
- Gateshead College
- Gateshead Jewish Boarding School
- Heworth Grange School
- Oakfield Infant School
- Shoshanim
- South Street Community Primary School
- The Gateshead Cheder Primary School
North Tyneside -
- Spring Gardens Primary School
- Wallend St Peter's CofE Aided Primary School
South Tyneside -
- Fellgate Primary School
- Harton Academy
Northumberland -
- Central Primary School
Emily Wilding Davison School
- Gust Independent School
- Haydon Bridge High School
- Norham St Ceolwulfs CofE Controlled First School
- Rosewood Independent School
- Rowlands Gill Community Primary School
- St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy
- The Duchess's Community High School
- Tritlington Church of England First School
- Tweedmouth Prior Park First School
County Durham -
- Consett Academy
- Corporation Road Community Primary School
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School
- Greenfield Community College
- Harrowgate Hill Primary School
- King Street Primary School
- Marchbank Free School
- North Park Primary School
- Oxclose Nursery School
- Park View School
- Skerne Park Academy
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
- St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
- The Meadows School
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School
- Wyvern Academy
- Yohden Primary School
Inadequate:
Newcastle -
- Northern Counties School
Gateshead -
- Roman Road Primary School
North Tyneside -
- Whitehouse Primary School
County Durham -
- Bloemfontein Primary School
- Delta Independent School
- Etherley Lane Nursery School
- Longfield Academy
- Middleton-in-Teesdale Nursery and Primary School
Northumberland -
- NCEA Duke's Secondary School
- Northumberland Blyth Valley
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