Whickham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Jan 14 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Unique reference
- 137360
- Address
- Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, NE16 5AR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1721 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 88%
Other 2.7%
Mixed 2.2%
Other White 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Chinese 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.9
Local authority average 46.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.78
Local authority average 4.22
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 23 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 101 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 54 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 86 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 86 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Whickham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 280
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 302
- 2nd preference
- 238
- 3rd preference
- 121
- From another Local Authority
- 86
Offers
- 1st preference
- 272
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 26
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 284 146 138 |
| Year 8 | 283 148 135 |
| Year 9 | 283 134 149 |
| Year 10 | 272 147 125 |
| Year 11 | 264 144 120 |
| Year 12 | 175 89 86 |
| Year 13 | 160 68 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 41.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 59.0% 51.6% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 18.0% 16.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 2.4% |