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Walbottle Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Hexham Road, Walbottle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE15 9TP · wba.northerneducationtrust.org · 0191 267 8221
On the mapSearch near NE15 9TP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Newcastle upon Tyne 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,722
- 91% of 1,885 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 15.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 305 families put the school first and 331 places were offered; 97% 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 | 331 | 305 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 330 | 308 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 329 | 279 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 329 | 213 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 329 | 198 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.6, and 57.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.30 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108524)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 20.8 | −12.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | — |
| Further education | 54.4 | +16.2 |
| Other education | 0.3 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −4.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.7 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 8.4 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 students | C (30.5) | Well below average -0.63 | |
| 69 students | C (30.7) | Well below average -0.63 | |
| 38 students | Dist- (33) | Average -0.25 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 48 | C (31) | -0.58 |
| 2022/23 | 55 | C- (27.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 62 | C+ (32.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 35 | D+ (24.7) | +0.01 |
| 2017/18 | 57 | C (29.1) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 76 | C- (28.1) | -0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 65 | C+ (33.1) | +0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 50.7 | −1 |
| Further education | 1.3 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.3 | +1.3 |
| Employment | 20 | −4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.3 | +3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +1.9 |
Ofsted
Walbottle Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108524), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108524)
Jul 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108524)
May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108524)
What parents said
59% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (175 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 59%
- Replies
- 175
- 11% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 58 parents (33%) with SEND