Newcastle Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Gallowstree Lane
The Westlands
Newcastle Under Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 2QS
Phone 01782667650
Reference Number 142277

General Makeup

Number of pupils 422
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.76%
Girls: 50.24%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 39.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 39 50 89
8 44 42 86
9 47 37 84
10 40 41 81
11 40 42 82

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.3%
African 3.1%
White, Other 2.4%
Asian, Other 1.9%
Chinese 0.9%
White & Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Report Date 2023-12-14
Date Report
2023-11-07 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 14 December 2023
2019-11-13 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 12 December 2019
2018-11-27 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 14 December 2018
2018-02-13 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 26 April 2018
2015-10-18 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 October 2015
Previously as NCHS The Science College
2012-03-19 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 April 2012
2010-10-13 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 08 November 2010
2010-05-27 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 03 September 2010
2009-07-08 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 14 September 2009
2007-09-27 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 01 November 2007
2006-06-28 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 20 July 2006
2000-12-04 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 30 April 2001
2012-03-19 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 April 2012
2010-10-13 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 08 November 2010
2010-05-27 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 03 September 2010
2009-07-08 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 14 September 2009
2007-09-27 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 01 November 2007
2006-06-28 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 20 July 2006
2000-12-04 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 30 April 2001

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)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 32.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 45.7% 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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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 89 7
Third Preference 57 1
From another Local Authority 29 6

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Name Distance
Westlands Primary School
Ostend Place, Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2QY
0.12 miles
Edenhurst Preparatory School
Westlands Avenue, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2PU
0.25 miles
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
St Paul's Road Off Orme Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 2NB
0.65 miles
Co-op Academy Friarswood
Abbots Way, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 2ES
0.66 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Silverdale Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2TA
0.81 miles
Seabridge Primary School
Roe Lane, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 3PJ
0.83 miles
Langdale Primary School
Langdale Road, Clayton, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 3QE
0.85 miles
Knutton St Marys CofE Academy
Church Lane, Knutton, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 6EB
0.97 miles
Silverdale Primary Academy
Racecourse, Silverdale, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 6PB
1 miles
Hassell Primary School
Barracks Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 1LF
1.06 miles
Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
Seabridge Lane, Clayton, Seabridge Lane, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 4AG
1.25 miles
Demetae Academy
17a King Street, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 1JF
1.35 miles
Harpfield Primary Academy
Palmers Green, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6AP
1.44 miles
St John's CofE (A) Primary School
Wheatly Avenue, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6SB
1.54 miles
Hempstalls Primary School
Collard Avenue, Cross Heath, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 9LH
1.56 miles
St John's CofE Primary Academy
Quarry Bank Road, Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 5AF
1.64 miles
Merryfields School
Hoon Avenue, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 9NY
1.72 miles
St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School
Pepper Street, Silverdale, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 6QJ
1.74 miles
May Bank Infants' School
Basford Park Road, May Bank, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 0PT
1.91 miles
The Willows Primary School
Greatbatch Avenue, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 7JY
2.08 miles
Name Distance
Blackfriars Academy
Priory Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2TF
0.69 miles
Coppice Academy
Abbots Way, Westlands, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 2EY
0.84 miles
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group
Knutton Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2GB
0.88 miles
St John Fisher Catholic College
Ashfields New Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2SJ
0.98 miles
Newcastle-under-Lyme School
Mount Pleasant, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1DB
1.28 miles
Lyme Brook Independent School
90 King Street, Newcastle Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 1JB
1.43 miles
Clayton Hall Academy
Clayton Lane, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 3DN
1.53 miles
Thistley Hough Academy
Thistley Hough, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5JJ
1.85 miles
The Orme Academy
Milehouse Lane, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 9JU
1.9 miles
St Joseph's College
London Road, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5NT
2.26 miles
Chesterton Community Sports College
Castle Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 7LP
2.44 miles
Kaleidoscope School
Porthill Lodge, High Street, Wolstanton, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 0EZ
2.48 miles
The Registry
2 Cemetery Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2DL
2.68 miles
Snowhill School
50-58 Snowhill, Shelton, Stoke On Trent, ST1 4LY
2.72 miles
Stoke-on-Trent College
Cauldon Campus, Stoke Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2DG
2.73 miles
Edison Pace School
Wellesley Street, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4NF
2.8 miles
City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College
Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2RU
2.85 miles
Excellence Girls Academy
Crowther Street, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2ER
2.86 miles
Trentham Academy
Allerton Road, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 8PQ
3.09 miles
St Peter's CofE Academy
Fenton Manor, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2RR
3.22 miles
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