Gibside School

Shipcote Lane, Gateshead, NE8 4DE

Community special school for ages 2–11 in Gateshead. Mixed intake.

Gibside School is a community special school in Gateshead for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has nursery classes, special classes and SEN provision for autistic spectrum disorder, severe learning difficulty and profound and multiple learning difficulty. Ofsted rated the school Outstanding in 2012, now dated.

The school describes itself as a local authority maintained primary specialist provision for children with an Education, Health and Care Plan, supporting pupils, families and mainstream colleagues.

Ages 2–11 · Primary age

211 pupils · On roll

Community special school · Mixed

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