Studio West
Secondary · Studio schools · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
West Denton Way, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ
41
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/12/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.0%
37.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
496
Capacity used
Has space78%
640 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
68 of 68 families who put it first got an offer
89
Places offered
277
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 68 | 68 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 85 | 10 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 79 | 6 | ● 8% |
| 4th preference | 45 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Total | 277 | 86 | 31% |
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
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Julie Roberts
- Address
- West Denton Way, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ
- Phone
- 01914813710
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Denton & Westerhope · Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140965
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 68% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHERN LEADERS TRUST
496 pupils · 640 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
03 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 580 pupils
Attendance
87.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
10.9%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 28.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 22% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.31 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 30.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 41.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 6.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 103 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 22 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| A-level students | 6 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 103 | 10% | 37% | 51% | |
| English Language | 103 | 5% | 33% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 103 | 5% | 29% | 45% | |
| Combined Science | 101 | 3% | 18% | 33% | |
| Art and Design | 65 | 3% | 49% | 78% | |
| Geography | 51 | 8% | 14% | 29% | |
| History | 43 | 5% | 7% | 9% | |
| Religious Studies | 33 | 6% | 18% | 24% | |
| Design & Technology | 18 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Business | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 11 | 9% | 9% | 27% | |
| French | 6 | 0% | 83% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Newcastle upon Tyne council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
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.