Special schools in Northumberland

• 171open schools
• 127primary
• 15secondary
• 6independent
• 43,186pupils

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14 schools, A to Z.

• Barndale School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 19 · 110 pupils

  Howling Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1DQ

  Ofsted 30 Apr 2024: Good

• Cleaswell Hill School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 19 · 261 pupils

  School Avenue, Guide Post, Choppington, NE62 5DJ

  Ofsted 30 Jun 2022 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Collingwood School & Media Arts College

  Special school · Community special school · ages 2 to 19 · 337 pupils

  Stobhillgate, Morpeth, NE61 2HA

  Ofsted 11 Jun 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Cramlington Hillcrest School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 18 · 125 pupils

  East View Avenue, East Farm, Cramlington, NE23 1DY

  Ofsted 1 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Emily Wilding Davison School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 16 · 124 pupils

  Thornhill Road, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB

  Ofsted 2 Jul 2024: Good

• Gilbert Ward Academy

  Special school · Free schools special · ages 11 to 16 · 83 pupils

  Princess Louise Road, Blyth, NE24 2TS

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

• Gust Independent School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 6 to 17 · 35 pupils

  1 Haldane Street, Ashington, NE63 8SF

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Hexham Priory School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 2 to 19 · 130 pupils

  Corbridge Road, Hexham, NE46 1UY

  Ofsted 3 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Howard House School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 10 to 18 · 38 pupils

  Blue House Farm Road, Bedlington, Netherton Colliery, NE22 6BB

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• NCEA Castle School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 2 to 19 · 158 pupils

  Academy Road, Ashington, NE63 9FZ

  Ofsted 8 Nov 2022: Good

• Rosewood Independent School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 6 to 16 · 40 pupils

  Ardlea, Station Road End, Stannington, Morpeth, NE61 6DR

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• The Apex Academy

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 16 · 21 pupils

  Old Hartford School, Scott Street, East Hartford, NE23 3AR

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• The Dales School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 11 · 236 pupils

  Cowpen Road, Blyth, NE24 4RE

  Ofsted 1 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• The Grove Special School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 2 to 19 · 51 pupils

  Grove Gardens, Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN

  Ofsted 21 May 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

Towns in Northumberland

• Alnwick (11)
• Ashington (10)
• Bedlington (8)
• Berwick-upon-Tweed (13)
• Blyth (12)
• Choppington (5)
• Cramlington (15)
• Hexham (22)
• Morpeth (31)
• Prudhoe (8)
• Stocksfield (3)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.