Newcastle Academy

State-Funded School

newcastle-academy-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Newcastle-under-LymeConstituency

ST5 2QSPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Newcastle Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 441 pupils. Newcastle Academy is part of Windsor Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.01

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

441

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 441
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Windsor Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Dec 2019	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.