Welbeck Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Flodden Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2QL
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 22/11/2023
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
16.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
459
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
420 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
59 of 63 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
90
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 63 | 59 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 18 | 1 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 90 | 60 | 67% |
1st preference success by year
Newcastle upon Tyne lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Louise Saunders
- Address
- Flodden Street, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2QL
- Phone
- 01912655362
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Walker · Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138577
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 74% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WISE ACADEMIES
459 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 November 2025
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
22 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 384 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 2% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 65% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 4% | 8% |
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.