Intelligence snapshot
Demand
Places likely available
Capacity
84% — Moderately filled
Admissions
Non-selective intake
Sixth form
Available here
Quick takeaway
84% capacity.
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted (2024).
Key points for parents
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2024
70% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the national average
School details
Published dataProfile
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–19
- Intake
- Mixed
Capacity
- Pupils
- 1,439
- Capacity
- 84%
- FSM
- 69.9%
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Governance
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Trust
- THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
- Head
- Mr Mark Foster (Executive Principal)
Provisions
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
Inspection reports
Official linksMonitoring visit
10 official reports linked on this page, including 9 earlier reports.
Previous reports
School inspection: Requires Improvement
May 2024 | School Inspection
Monitoring visit
December 2021 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
March 2021 | Monitoring Visit
School inspection: Requires Improvement
March 2020 | School Inspection
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
November 2017 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
November 2014 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Good
January 2013 | Full Inspection
Full inspection: Satisfactory
January 2011 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
February 2010 | Monitoring Visit
Location
Denton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 6AF
Town setting
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