Whickham School is a secondary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
According to Ofsted inspection, the school's
overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/03/2018.
The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%,
which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.
School Information
Address:
Burnthouse Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Website:
http://www.whickhamschool.org/
Telephone:
01914960026
School Type:
Academy converter
Education phase:
Secondary
Local authority:
Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal:
Mr Fraser Turnbull
Religious character:
Does not apply
Admissions policy:
Non-selective
Unique reference:
137360
Ofsted Inspection
Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness
Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2018
Pupils
Information
Age Range:
11 - 18
Gender:
Mixed
School Capacity:
1713
Number of Pupils:
1705
Number of Boys:
850
Number of Girls:
855
Absence
School
England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:
4.6%
4%
Persistent absence:
10.4%
8.2%
Education - Secondary
Progress 8 score
Average: -0.06
Confidence interval -0.23 to 0.1
Of the 231 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 229 are included in this
measure.
