Walbottle Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Hexham Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 9TP
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/01/2023
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.8%
31.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,722
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,885 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
296 of 308 families who put it first got an offer
330
Places offered
615
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 308 | 296 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 136 | 25 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 102 | 6 | ● 6% |
| 4th preference | 69 | 3 | ● 4% |
| Total | 615 | 330 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Newcastle upon Tyne lets families list 4 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Harrison
- Address
- Hexham Road, Walbottle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 9TP
- Phone
- 01912678221
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn · Hexham
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148135
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 50% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
1,722 pupils · 1,885 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 January 2023
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 · 1,679 pupils
Attendance
87.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.8%
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 | 40.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.69 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.01 | — | — |
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 | 46.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 57.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 319 | — |
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 | 30.51 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 7.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 69 | — |
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 | 318 | 20% | 62% | 75% | |
| English Language | 317 | 25% | 63% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 317 | 21% | 69% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 266 | 16% | 52% | 70% | |
| History | 126 | 31% | 67% | 79% | |
| Geography | 115 | 25% | 55% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 86 | 1% | 33% | 65% | |
| French | 83 | 28% | 78% | 92% | |
| Business | 59 | 19% | 54% | 66% | |
| Social Studies | 54 | 19% | 46% | 72% | |
| Spanish | 50 | 10% | 52% | 72% | |
| Biology | 38 | 68% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 20 | 0% | 15% | 50% | |
| History | 18 | 6% | 22% | 39% | |
| Business Studies | 18 | 0% | 6% | 39% | |
| Sociology | 15 | 13% | 40% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 7% | 7% | 47% | |
| Law | 14 | 14% | 21% | 43% | |
| Mathematics | 13 | 0% | 8% | 23% | |
| Biology | 12 | 8% | 8% | 17% | |
| Chemistry | 9 | 11% | 11% | 33% | |
| Geography | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| English Language | 7 | 0% | 0% | 57% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12444: Walbottle Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 52% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 54% | — | — |
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.