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Churchill Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Churchill Street, Wallsend NE28 7TN · churchillcommunitycollege.org · 0191 234 7200
On the mapSearch near NE28 7TN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.4
- average Attainment 8 score. North Tyneside 46, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Capacity
- 1,060
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 107 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 108641)
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 107 | 75 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 171 | 120 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 188 | 194 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 189 | 190 | 1▲ | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 188 | 233 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.4, and 32.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Tyneside it was 46, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼4.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.27 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108641)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 20.7 | −18.3 |
| Further education | 63.7 | +15.1 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.3 | +2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +2.2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 108641)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 students | C- (27.1) | Average +0.03 | |
| 28 students | C- (27.1) | Average +0.03 | |
| 28 students | Merit+ (29.8) | Average +0.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 39 | C- (25.3) | -0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 45 | D+ (24.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 23 | C- (27.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 27 | C (31.6) | +0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 32 | C (29.9) | -0.32 |
| 2016/17 | 36 | C- (27.3) | -0.14 |
| 2015/16 | 19 | C+ (32.6) | +0.21 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 108641)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52.8 | −6.5 |
| Further education | 1.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −9.2 |
| Employment | 22.6 | +7.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17 | +9.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | −3.6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 108641)
Ofsted
Churchill Academy was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108641)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108641), which Ofsted links to this one.
Report cards, from November 2025
- Jun 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
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 108641)
May 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108641)
Jan 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108641)