Our School

I would like to offer you a very warm welcome to George Stephenson High School. Our school has a really positive ethos, with very strong pastoral and academic guidance and a real emphasis on learning in everything we do.

I genuinely believe the support, care and welfare of our students is second to none. This school is and will always be a fully inclusive school which puts the students at the very centre of all that it does. We want it to be a school that is always a happy, safe and enjoyable place to be. Further to that we want the school to be at the very heart of the local community and to become the school of choice of all who live here.

George Stephenson High School is an 11-18 high school with excellent facilities for learning. The staff and governors of the school are committed to its continuing development and improvement and to the enjoyment and success of every individual student.

Over the last ten years the school has improved significantly, building up a reputation as a lively, caring school and an exciting place for students to learn. Examination results at all key stages have improved significantly over the last few years.

The percentage of students achieving 5 A*-C grades has improved year on year, and the school has twice been identified as one of the most improved schools in the country.

This autumn, once again, our sixth formers have left us to go on to continue their studies at universities and colleges locally and nationally. Students are encouraged and supported throughout their time at George Stephenson High School to achieve in everything they do.

The school has a happy and purposeful atmosphere. We believe that the learning environment we provide allows students to grow and develop academically, socially and personally into responsible, caring and confident young people. "The academic and personal guidance provided for students is outstanding" (Ofsted, February 2008)

I hope you will take the opportunity to visit the school in the very near future and I look forward to meeting you soon.

Mr Ian D Wilkinson
Headteacher