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The Newcastle School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–18 · Independent school

30 West Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE3 4ES · newcastleschool.co.uk · 0191 255 9300

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
C
average result (31.3 points per entry)
Pupils
298
69% of 433 places
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
Yes
Admissions
Selective

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 23.8 (England 46.3)23.82017/18: 50.5 (England 46.5)50.52018/19: 44.9 (England 46.7)44.92021/22: 49.5 (England 48.8)49.52022/23: 42.3 (England 46.3)42.32023/24: 44.7 (England 45.9)44.72024/25: 43.0 (England 46.0)43.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼4346
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼3.654.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 33.5 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 37.3 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 42.8 (England 32.1)B+2018/19: 37.1 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 44.2 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 33.4 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 36.6 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 31.3 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
23 studentsC (31.3)Average +0.02
23 studentsC (31.6)Average +0.01
17 studentsDist- (31.8)Average +0.14
11.1%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2429B- (36.6)0.00
2022/2327C+ (33.4)—
2021/2227B+ (44.2)—
2018/1928B- (37.1)+0.40
2017/1816B+ (42.8)+0.08
2016/1730B- (37.3)+0.55
2015/1612C+ (33.5)+0.46

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University51.4−17.6
Further education2.9−4
Apprenticeship5.7−1.2
Employment25.7+15.4
Not in a lasting destination5.7−1.2
Activity not captured8.6—

ISI

The Newcastle School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Not recorded
Inspected
4 June 2026
Non-routine inspection

Inspection reports

Previously: standards not all met, routine inspection, Apr 2025

Earlier inspections

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