Newcastle Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Staffordshire
Gallowstree Lane, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2QS
44
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.9%
34.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
441
Capacity used
Has space68%
647 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
85 of 85 families who put it first got an offer
105
Places offered
247
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 85 | 85 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 89 | 7 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 57 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences | 16 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Total | 247 | 94 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 29 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Noel Kennedy
- Address
- Gallowstree Lane, The Westlands, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2QS
- Phone
- 01782667650
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Thistleberry · Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142277
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
441 pupils · 647 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 452 pupils
Attendance
87.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
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 | 30.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.19 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 16% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.52 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 9.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.01 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 81 | — |
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.
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 | 81 | 9% | 42% | 56% | |
| English Language | 81 | 6% | 32% | 51% | |
| English Literature | 81 | 6% | 37% | 57% | |
| Combined Science | 67 | 1% | 28% | 45% | |
| Geography | 44 | 7% | 32% | 36% | |
| Art and Design | 32 | 25% | 69% | 94% | |
| Film Studies | 23 | 13% | 39% | 57% | |
| History | 22 | 0% | 18% | 23% | |
| Computer Science | 18 | 22% | 50% | 78% | |
| Biology | 11 | 18% | 91% | 91% | |
| Physics | 11 | 45% | 91% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 36% | 91% | 91% |
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 Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.