Jesmond Park Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Jesmond Park West, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/06/2022
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
19.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,092
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
2,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
290 of 355 families who put it first got an offer
355
Places offered
972
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 355 | 290 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 287 | 52 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 242 | 13 | ● 5% |
| 4th preference | 88 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 972 | 355 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Newcastle upon Tyne lets families list 4 preferences. 77 applications came from outside the council area (35 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Merrifield
- Address
- Jesmond Park West, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP
- Phone
- 01912818486
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Manor Park · Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146752
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED
2,092 pupils · 2,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,695 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
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 | 50.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.29 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.75 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.96 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 321 | — |
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 | 31.19 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 159 | — |
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 | 319 | 36% | 61% | 82% | |
| English Language | 319 | 20% | 61% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 311 | 25% | 64% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 269 | 13% | 50% | 67% | |
| History | 156 | 30% | 54% | 66% | |
| Geography | 153 | 25% | 54% | 64% | |
| French | 92 | 25% | 53% | 62% | |
| Spanish | 76 | 28% | 57% | 83% | |
| Business | 67 | 31% | 70% | 79% | |
| Biology | 49 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 49 | 82% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 49 | 78% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 56 | 11% | 23% | 34% | |
| Sociology | 47 | 6% | 26% | 55% | |
| Biology | 42 | 2% | 19% | 48% | |
| Chemistry | 38 | 5% | 16% | 32% | |
| Economics | 30 | 0% | 3% | 10% | |
| Physics | 27 | 7% | 19% | 30% | |
| History | 22 | 5% | 18% | 73% | |
| English Language | 22 | 0% | 5% | 36% | |
| English Literature | 22 | 5% | 14% | 36% | |
| Psychology | 20 | 0% | 15% | 40% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 19 | 11% | 26% | 53% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12421: Jesmond Park Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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) |
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.