XP Gateshead

XP Gateshead is currently in the pre-opening phase of the Free School process, to open in September 2021. As part of this pre-opening process we are now launching our statutory consultation under Section 10 of The Academies Act 2010.

We are delighted to be able to start this consultation with you, as it offers us an opportunity to share our plans with you over the next 6 weeks and gives you an opportunity to feedback to us.

To give us your views and for more information on the consultation process, please visit the Consultation Page on our website.

XP Gateshead is a new school opening in August 2021. We will begin with 50 students, 4 teachers and 3 Learning Coaches. 

Learning Coach applicants with SEND, P.E skillsets and with Primary School experience would be most welcome.

Find out more here!

Year 6 parents

On Monday 1st March you will receive your offer for a secondary school place from the Local Authority for September 2021.

It is important to note that this offer does not affect any application to XP Gateshead.

Now that we have been approved to open, we will publish a deadline for applications to XP Gateshead as soon as we can.

If you are successful in your application to XP Gateshead, you will then be able to accept our offer instead of the offer from the Local Authority.

More details can be found in the frequently asked questions section of our admissions page.

If you would like any further information please contact [email protected]

Please see below XP School Trust’s Invitation to Tender for External Audit Services.

All tenders must arrive no later than 5pm on Friday 9th April 2021.

Additional details can be found within the below document.

To find out more details about the role, click here.

In a new wave of Free Schools announced today by the Department for Education, XP Gateshead has been approved and aims to open this September. The new school is part of the XP School Trust, 

XP Gateshead is an exciting and innovative new secondary school for 11-16 year olds. The school will be based on the same model as the strikingly successful XP schools in Doncaster. Initially the school will open with 50 students in Year 7.

Students at XP Gateshead will follow a curriculum that focuses on character development, academic success and the creation of beautiful work that connects them to and improves their community.

The aim is for the school to be based at the former Thomas Hepburn Community Academy site in Gateshead.

Gwyn ap Harri CEO of the XP Schools Trust commented:

“We’re thrilled with this news. We know from the fantastic feedback from the local community in Gateshead earlier this year, that there is strong support for our plans for the school.”

“The school will address a need for secondary places and hopefully use an existing school building that has been mothballed. It’s a win win.”

“We are looking forward to working with families, students, the community and the local authority in the coming months and years, to make XP Gateshead a positive addition to the educational offer in the North East and a beacon for beautiful work and exceptional outcomes.”

More announcements about the school will follow in the coming weeks.

For those that were not able to attend, a recording of our live streamed virtual open evening can be found by clicking here.

Find the template to write a letter of support for our application to the Secretary of State here:

https://xpgateshead.org/xp-gateshead-letter-of-support/

As discussed in our live stream this evening, COVID-related delays mean that we are still waiting for approval.

We have a vacant school building, we have a great model, we have fantastic local community support, we are ready to go.

We will post a link to the recording of the live stream when it has been processed on Youtube.

Thank you again.

#wearecrew

We will be streaming live from 6.30pm on our new Youtube channel on Thursday.

Please follow this link to join the stream.

We look forward to speaking to you on Thursday.

Tomorrow morning we will be sending out information on how to join our Youtube live stream for our online information evening.