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Callerton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Bedeburn Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE5 4JQ · callertonacademy.org.uk · 0191 605 3835
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 684
- 57% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 58.9%
- First language not English
- 20%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 233 families put the school first and 240 places were offered; 91% 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 | 240 | 233 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 189 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 177 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 126 | 1.1▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 95 | 0.8 | 83% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Callerton Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (98 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 98
- 27% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (19%) with SEND