Keelman's Way School
School Name: Keelman's Way School Address: Campbell Park Road Town/City: Hebburn County: Tyne and Wear Postcode: NE31 1QY Telephone Number: 01914 897480 Website: www.keelmanswayschool.co.uk
Phase: Ages 2-19 Type: Foundation special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2012 Trust: South Tyneside Co-Operative Special School Trust
Headteacher: Mrs Melanie King
Capacity: 171
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 194 (73% boys & 27% girls)
Enrollment: 113% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 56.9%
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- VI - Visual Impairment
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- PD - Physical Disability
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 136252
DfE Number: 393/7007
UKPRN: 10038784
UPRN: 10024090630
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: South Tyneside (E08000023)
Constituency: Jarrow and Gateshead East (E14001307)
Electoral Ward: Hebburn North (E05001143)
Easting & Northing: 431548E, 564591N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 58' 32.07" N 1° 30' 30.67" W
Plus Code: 9C6WXFGR+6H
DfE Record: View record
- The Sue Hedley Nursery School (0.1km)
- Hebburn Lakes Primary School (0.7km)
- St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy (0.7km)
- St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn (0.7km)
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School (0.7km)
- Hebburn Comprehensive School (0.9km)
- St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn (1.0km)
- Groundwork South and North Tyneside (1.1km)
- Bede Burn Primary School (1.2km)
- Jarrow School (1.3km)
Predecessor schools†
- Mr Phillip Johnson - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 19 October 2020 (Foundation/sponsor members). Term runs until 18 October 2028.
- Mrs Melanie King - Governor. Appointed on 28 April 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 27 April 2028.
- Mr Justin Laidler - Governor. Appointed on 12 June 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 June 2028.
- Mrs Angela Lamonte - Governor. Appointed on 11 October 2021 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 10 October 2025.
- Ms Alexandra Laverick - Governor. Appointed on 12 March 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 11 March 2029.
- Mrs Jillian Mordue - Governor. Appointed on 1 December 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 November 2028.
- Miss Sara Padden - Governor. Appointed on 11 March 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 10 March 2029.
- Mrs Emily Jane Royle - Governor. Appointed on 18 March 2017 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 18 March 2028.
- Ms Ashley Scott - Governor. Appointed on 12 March 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 11 March 2029.
- Mrs Ruth Spence - Governor. Appointed on 20 January 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 January 2026.
- Mrs Dianne Staincliffe - Governor. Appointed on 18 November 2014 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 November 2026.
- Mrs Melanie Waites - Governor. Appointed on 1 December 2020 (Foundation/sponsor members). Term runs until 30 November 2025.