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About

Welcome to Hillcrest School Website. We hope that you find everything that you need on these pages, but if there is anything that you can't find or want to know a little bit more, please feel free to contact the School and we will be pleased to assist you further. We are a small specialist school with 125 wonderful children and nurturing staff team.

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Enrichment

2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Forest School
  • Kooth

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
122383
Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (1 current, 0 former)

Special schools governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Joyce ReidChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027

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