Newcastle High School for Girls

Since January 2024, Amanda Hardie, previously acting head, and before that deputy head academic alongside head of the junior school. Read theology at Oxford, followed by a PGCE from Durham. Has spent all her teaching career here, first at Church High

Typically 90 to 95 per cent of junior girls move to the senior school so progression is pretty much automatic although the girls do sit the school’s entrance exam in year 6 in order to give a baseline assessment. Parents told us that very few don’t

More than 90 per cent of year 11 typically move into the sixth form, the remainder go to local state sixth forms and sixth form colleges. Nearly all sixth form leavers head to university: Leeds, Glasgow, UCL, Sheffield and York recently popular. In

In 2024, 55 per cent 7-9 at GCSE; 49 per cent A*/A at A level (80 per cent A*-B). In 2022, 65 per cent 7-9 at GCSE; 51 per cent A*/A at A level (73 per cent A*-B).

The former head’s aim is to provide a completely balanced curriculum with as much of an emphasis on STEM subjects as the arts. When we asked about the lack of dedicated design technology in the school he was confident that the design opportunities

Very well qualified SENCO guides staff to support pupils with a variety of moderate learning difficulties from dyslexia to ASD and ADHD. No educational health care plans at the time of our visit. Additional support takes place predominantly within

Dance, drama and music are all popular at GCSE and A level and each year girls will go to further training and careers in these fields. There is a lovely dance studio with a professional floor and tuition is provided by external professionals. As

Sporting prowess is very evident but school is also proudly inclusive - every girl who comes to a practice will play in a team. At the time of our visit nearly 70 per cent of year 7s had played in a netball team. Head of co-curricular says, ‘Team

Strong pastoral system based on heads of year plus a full time nurse and counsellor who work across the senior and junior schools. Girls we met were very socially aware, the majority aspired to jobs in socially helpful careers. Pupil forum has a

Pupils are extremely positive about their school and appreciate the strong mix of academic and co-curricular. ‘It’s more relaxed than some other schools,’ they say. ‘There are so many opportunities with non academic subjects like drama, no one aspect

Fees include lunches and all non residential trips; school buses charged separately. Ten per cent of girls are on means-tested bursaries supported by the GDST. Scholar awards of up to 50 per cent fee remission are offered in year 7 on the basis of

High quality teaching and learning, a broad modern curriculum and every kind of opportunity and challenge. NHSG equips girls to take on a fast changing world with confidence. Superb facilities, strong pastoral care and a very obvious commitment to