North East Futures UTC

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Feb 9 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
14 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Unique reference
145900
Address
Stephenson Square, Stephenson Quarter, NE1 3AS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
340 (52% of total capacity)
Boys
58.2%
Girls
41.8%
First language not English
22.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
43.5%
Persistent absence
56.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
2.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 63.5%
Other 7.6%
Mixed 5.3%
Other Asian 4.1%
Other White 3.8%
Pakistani 3.8%
Indian 3.5%
African 3.2%
Unclassified 2.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-1.74
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.4
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 1%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 25%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 31.5
Local authority average 42.6
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.56
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE7
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE34
ChemistryGCSE32
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE37
English LanguageGCSE122
English LiteratureGCSE114
GeographyGCSE21
HistoryGCSE16
MathematicsGCSE123
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 10
131
74
57
Year 11
142
79
63
Year 12
31
19
12
Year 13
36
26
10
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
72.0%
80.7%
85.6%
Further education
47.0%
35.2%
35.4%
School sixth form
23.0%
44.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
2.0%
0.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
6.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
7.0%
2.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
12.0%
9.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
42.0%
55.7%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
0.0%
17.2%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
8.0%
5.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
8.0%
1.6%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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