Emmanuel College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
Outstanding
Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Independent schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Gateshead
Unique reference
108420
Address
Consett Road, Lobley Hill, NE11 0AN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1543 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
22.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.7%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 57.1%
Pakistani 6.6%
African 6.5%
Mixed 6.1%
Bangladeshi 5.3%
Other White 4.1%
Indian 3.1%
Other 2.9%
Other Asian 2.5%
Unclassified 2.5%
Chinese 1.7%
Other Black 1.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 85%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 74%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 60
Local authority average 46.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 5.68
Local authority average 4.22
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award32
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award42
Health StudiesTechnical Award48
TourismTechnical Award19
ArabicGCSE5
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE27
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
BiologyGCSE33
ChemistryGCSE33
ChineseGCSE1
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
120
120
Year 8
243
121
122
Year 9
239
119
120
Year 10
244
123
121
Year 11
241
118
123
Year 12
181
91
90
Year 13
155
76
79
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
91.0%
83.8%
85.5%
Further education
25.0%
41.9%
36.9%
School sixth form
66.0%
41.4%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.1%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.1%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
4.4%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
6.5%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.2%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
79.0%
51.6%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
39.0%
16.6%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.5%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
5.0%
2.7%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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