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School · SpecialiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 1 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

The Cedars Academy

Academy special converter school in Gateshead (Gateshead).

Pupils
293
on roll
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Jan 2023
Attendance rate
93.3%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
7.2
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
55.6%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
0.0%
2025/26
Capacity
123%
293 / 238 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
11.0%
2024/25

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

The Cedars Academy is a special school located in Gateshead. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. The Headteacher is Michelle O'Reilly/ Julie Vincent.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

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

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
138652
Type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
3 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (19 current, 1 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

18 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Helen Swailes Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Andrew Thompson Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Joseph MacCabe Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024
Mr Gordon Neale Obe Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024
Mr Jamie Cairns Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Tom Harrison Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Rachel Lane Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Martin Flowers Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2023
Mrs Susan Farnie Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Elizabeth Neale Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Laura Cameron Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Bryan Vernon Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Keith Vincent Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2023
Mrs Michelle O'Reilly Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2023
Mrs Michelle O'Reilly Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2023
Mrs Julie Vincent Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2023
Mr Mark Wilson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Rachel Miller Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2022
Julie Vincent Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2016
Mrs Emily Hayes Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record