Dame Allan's Schools
Other independent school · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Fowberry Crescent, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YJ
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Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,240
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,401 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Anglican
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Neil John Seaton
- Address
- Fowberry Crescent, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YJ
- Phone
- 01912751500
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Wingrove · Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108547
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
1,240 pupils · 1,401 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.30 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.24 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 31.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 147 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 43.78 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 30.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 135 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 92 | 75% | 93% | 98% | |
| Physics | 92 | 67% | 92% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 92 | 68% | 91% | 95% | |
| Combined Science | 55 | 47% | 84% | 98% | |
| Geography | 50 | 48% | 88% | 98% | |
| Drama | 48 | 42% | 90% | 94% | |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 70% | 93% | 95% | |
| Computer Science | 31 | 52% | 81% | 87% | |
| Art and Design | 30 | 53% | 93% | 100% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 24 | 54% | 96% | 100% | |
| Music | 14 | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| Dance | 13 | 85% | 92% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 49 | 29% | 73% | 92% | |
| Psychology | 46 | 9% | 26% | 70% | |
| Chemistry | 43 | 19% | 53% | 81% | |
| Business Studies | 41 | 5% | 32% | 76% | |
| Biology | 35 | 14% | 51% | 77% | |
| Economics | 33 | 27% | 52% | 82% | |
| Physics | 26 | 12% | 62% | 73% | |
| History | 24 | 21% | 50% | 83% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 15 | 7% | 40% | 67% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 8% | 58% | 75% | |
| Fine Art | 11 | 36% | 64% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 11 | 18% | 55% | 91% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12419: Dame Allan's Schools
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 11 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.