UK Schools
The Cedars Academy
The Cedars Academy is a mixed academy in Gateshead, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, teaching 293 pupils aged 3 to 19. Its last Ofsted inspection in January 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and GCSE Attainment 8 was 0.9 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 12 holidays and 4 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Cedars Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Cedars Academy.
- 22 Training Day (school closed to students)
- 25 Bank Holiday
- 26 Training Day (school closed to students)
- 27 Schools Open
- 17 Schools Close
- 20–24 Autumn Half Term
- 27 Schools Open
- 28 Inset Day (school closed to students)
- 19 Schools Close
- 22–31 Christmas & New Year Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas & New Year Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Training Day (school closed to students)
- 6 Schools Open
- 13 Schools Close
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 23 Schools Open
- 27 Schools Close
- 30–31 Easter Holidays
- 1–10 Easter Holidays
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Schools Open
- 4 Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Schools Close
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Schools Open
- 10 Schools Close
- 11–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Training Day (school closed to students) Aug 22, 2025 Inset Day
- Bank Holiday Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
- Training Day (school closed to students) Aug 26, 2025 Inset Day
- Schools Open Aug 27, 2025 Event
- Schools Close Oct 17, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 20-24, 2025 Holiday
- Schools Open Oct 27, 2025 Event
- Inset Day (school closed to students) Nov 28, 2025 Inset Day
- Schools Close Dec 19, 2025 Event
- Christmas & New Year Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Training Day (school closed to students) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Schools Open Jan 6, 2026 Event
- Schools Close Feb 13, 2026 Event
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Schools Open Feb 23, 2026 Event
- Schools Close Mar 27, 2026 Event
- Easter Holidays Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Schools Open Apr 13, 2026 Event
- Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Schools Close May 22, 2026 Event
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Schools Open Jun 1, 2026 Event
- Schools Close Jul 10, 2026 Event
- Summer Holiday Jul 11 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Cedars Academy with Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 0% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council England
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 0.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council England
Attendance 21.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for The Cedars Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The Cedars Academy than to any other school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.