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Newcastle Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Gallowstree Lane, The Westlands, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 2QS · newcastleacademy.org · 01782 667650
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 441
- 68% of 647 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 40.1%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 97 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 97 | 70 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 105 | 85 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 99 | 61 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 105 | 75 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 93 | 56 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.6, and 32.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.01 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124413)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 5.6 | +2.4 |
| Further education | 70.4 | −5.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | +2.6 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.3 | +3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | −2.1 |
Ofsted
Newcastle Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 50
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (24%) with SEND