Newcastle Academy is a secondary school located in Newcastle Under Lyme. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is requires improvement, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 14/02/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Gallowstree Lane, Newcastle Under Lyme

School Information

Address: Gallowstree Lane, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2QS
Website: http://www.newcastleacademy.org
Telephone: 01782667650
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jamie Henshaw
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142277

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 647
Number of Pupils: 351
Number of Boys: 184
Number of Girls: 167

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.85 Confidence interval -1.16 to -0.55
Of the 74 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 68 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:5%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:22%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.89
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westlands Primary School
Ostend Place , Westlands ST5 2QY
3out of 4 203 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
St Paul's Road Off Orme Road , ST5 2NB
3out of 4 1,144 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Friarswood
Abbots Way , ST5 2ES
3out of 4 1,154 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Silverdale Road , ST5 2TA
3out of 4 1,425 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Seabridge Primary School
Roe Lane , ST5 3PJ
3out of 4 1,457 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newcastle Academy
Gallowstree Lane , The Westlands ST5 2QS
1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic College
Ashfields New Road , ST5 2SJ
3out of 4 1,728 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Clayton Hall Academy
Clayton Lane , Clayton ST5 3DN
3out of 4 2,683 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thistley Hough Academy
Thistley Hough , Penkhull ST4 5JJ
3out of 4 3,254 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group
Knutton Lane , ST5 2GB
- not rated 1,556 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Edenhurst Preparatory School
Westlands Avenue , ST5 2PU
- not rated 447 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Blackfriars Academy
Priory Road , ST5 2TF
4out of 4 1,211 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Coppice Academy
Abbots Way , Westlands ST5 2EY
3out of 4 1,477 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Keele
, ST5 5BG
- not rated 2,064 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Newcastle-under-Lyme School
Mount Pleasant , ST5 1DB
- not rated 2,257 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.