Astley Community High School

Type Secondary
Age Range 13-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Elsdon Avenue
Seaton Delaval
Northumberland
NE25 0BP
Phone 01912371505
Reference Number 122374

Description

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Astley Community High School is a comprehensive secondary institution located in Walbottle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Its postcode is NE25 0BP. The school has a strong reputation and offers a diverse and inclusive learning environment to approximately 1,475 students aged 11-16. Some notable aspects of Astley Community High School include:

  • The school aims to provide a supportive and nurturing environment where students excel with mutual respect, inclusion, and equality.
  • The curriculum focuses on a wide range of subjects, ensuring students receive a comprehensive education, preparing them for a variety of potential career paths.
  • Several extracurricular activities are available within the school, enriching the students' experience, including sports, language clubs, and performing arts.
  • The school is committed to ensuring student wellbeing by promoting physical and emotional health and monitoring academic progress.
  • Astley Community High School has a positive relationship with the local community and parents/carers, encouraging active engagement in students' education.

The school trust took over in September 2018, working in partnership with Falmouth and Redruth Schools to improve educational standards in the region. Astley Community High School has been acknowledged for its effectiveness, earning a GOOD rating from Ofsted as of the last inspection in April 2019. The school consistently achieves positive outcomes for the majority of its students and is firmly committed to further improving the schools of South East Newcastle.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 605
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.61%
Girls: 53.39%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
9 148
10 147
11 147
12 102
13 61

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-11-25
Date Description Report
2019-11-05 School inspection School inspection
2016-01-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-01-28 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-10-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-01-19 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-12-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-11-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-09-27 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
43.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 46% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 58% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-0.35 Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 32.98 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 36.67 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 25% Unlock Unlock

2018 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 13 6
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Seaton Delaval First School
Western Avenue, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 0EP
0.32 miles
Holywell Village First School
Holywell, Holywell Village, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, NE25 0LN
0.88 miles
New Hartley First School
New Hartley, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 0RD
1.05 miles
Seghill First School
Seghill, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7SB
1.19 miles
Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School
Westloch Road, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6LW
2.17 miles
Seaton Sluice First School
Granville Avenue, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26 4BX
2.24 miles
Backworth Park Primary School
Hotspur North, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0FZ
2.26 miles
Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy
Northumbrian Road, Bishop Bewick Cet, Northumbrian Road, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6DB
2.35 miles
Cramlington Village Primary School
Bowmont Drive, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 2SN
2.43 miles
South Wellfield First School
Otterburn Avenue, South Wellfield, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9QL
2.43 miles
Fordley Primary School
Dudley Drive, Dudley, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7AL
2.52 miles
Burradon Community Primary School
Burradon Road, Burradon, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7NG
2.55 miles
Southridge First School
Cranleigh Place, Beaumont Park Estate, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9UD
2.55 miles
Amberley Primary School
East Bailey, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 6SQ
2.59 miles
Shiremoor Primary School
Stanton Road, Shiremoor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE27 0PW
2.62 miles
Whitley Lodge First School
Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26 3HW
2.65 miles
Hareside Primary School
Hareside Primary School, Hareside, Whitelea Glade, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6BL
2.65 miles
Cramlington Shanklea Primary School
Nairn Road, Parkside Chase, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 1RQ
2.69 miles
Bailey Green Primary School
West Bailey, Killingworth, Tyne and Wear, NE12 6QL
2.78 miles
Eastlea Primary School
Skipton Close, Northburn Lea, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 3ST
2.8 miles
Name Distance
Whytrig Community Middle School
Elsdon Avenue, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, NE25 0BP
0.04 miles
Seaton Sluice Middle School
Alston Grove, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26 4JS
2.06 miles
Parkside House School
Station Road, Backworth, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE27 0AB
2.23 miles
Wellfield Middle School
Kielder Road, South Wellfield, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9QW
2.37 miles
Cramlington Hillcrest School
East View Avenue, East Farm, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 1DY
2.43 miles
Cramlington Learning Village
Highburn, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6BN
2.68 miles
Valley Gardens Middle School
Valley Gardens, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9AQ
2.68 miles
Whitley Bay High School
Deneholm, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9AS
2.79 miles
George Stephenson High School
Southgate, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 6SA
3.01 miles
Woodlawn School
Drumoyne Gardens, West Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9DL
3.16 miles
Percy Hedley School
West Lane, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 7BH
3.22 miles
Monkseaton Middle School
Vernon Drive, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 8JW
3.23 miles
Bede Academy
Sixth Avenue, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2SY
3.26 miles
Monkseaton High School
Seatonville Road, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 9EQ
3.63 miles
Gilbert Ward Academy
Princess Louise Road, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2TS
3.72 miles
North Gosforth Academy
Dudley Lane, Seaton Burn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE13 6EJ
3.75 miles
Marden Bridge Middle School
Lovaine Avenue, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 8RW
3.75 miles
The Blyth Academy
Chase Farm Drive, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 4JP
3.88 miles
Longbenton High School
Hailsham Avenue, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 8ER
4.01 miles
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Lynn Road, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 8LF
4.1 miles
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