Teesside High School A GSG School
- Teesside High School
The Avenue
Eaglescliffe
Stockton-on-Tees
TS16 9AT - Head: Kirsty Mackenzie
- T 01642 782095
- E info@teessidehigh.co.uk
- W www.teessidehigh.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Stockton-on-Tees
- Pupils: 310; sixth formers: 41
- Religion: Christian Inter-denominational
- Fees: £5,640 - £14,910 pa
- Open days: September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The system of merits and demerits is well understood by students, and they say they feel motivated to accrue badges and rewards - ranging from Haribo’s to places on school trips. They feel the system is fair and works well. Behaviour is ‘good’, agree parents and pupils - and bullying is dealt with quickly, ‘quashed’ say parents, although they struggle to recall examples. The foyers to both prep and senior schools boast art and sculpture displays, and every corridor is adorned with student artwork, including photography. Art facility has recently been refurbed into a well-designed, light and airy space, also...
What the school says...
Teesside High School is a thriving independent day school for boys and girls aged 3-18. We are located in Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, and are proud to serve areas across Teesside and North Yorkshire.
Teesside High School is a close-knit school which offers a unique 3-18 education in a truly unrivalled setting. Based in 20 acres of magnificent grounds on the banks of the River Tees, we are judged to be ‘Excellent’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate and regularly named as one of the best performing independent schools in the North East. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head teacher
Since 2013, Kirsty Mackenzie, who attended a state school in Darlington. Physics degree from Leeds University, PGCE from Durham. After eight years teaching in a Middlesbrough state school, took the plunge into the independent sector. Joined the school in 2005 as head of physics, with subsequent roles including head of science, head of year and curriculum deputy. She knows the school inside out.
Down to earth and sincere, she adamantly believes in non-selective entry – a far cry from much of the local competition. Feels it gives Teesside an edge, particularly among the many ‘first time buyers’. Indeed, comparisons with ‘brutal’ grade requirements elsewhere settled the choice for some parents and children we spoke to. Grades are not the be all and end all, she says, placing equal emphasis...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Our overall aim is to meet the needs of each individual girl - there are of course specific needs for which specific provision should be made. We can cater for needs which can be accommodated within a normal classroom situation. Each case will be looked at sympathetically and constructively.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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