Walbottle Academy

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

HexhamConstituency

NE15 9TPPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Walbottle Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,722 pupils. Walbottle Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.3

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,722

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,722
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
13 May 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.