Walbottle Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 26 2023 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
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unique reference
- 148135
- Address
- Hexham Road, Walbottle, NE15 9TP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1681 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.9%
- Persistent absence
- 35.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 71.6%
African 6.8%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 3.8%
Other Asian 3%
Other 2.9%
Pakistani 2.3%
Indian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.63
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.4
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.5
Local authority average 42.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 18 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 23 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Walbottle Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 329
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 279
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 91
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 275
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 319 174 145 |
| Year 8 | 296 152 144 |
| Year 9 | 290 143 147 |
| Year 10 | 320 160 160 |
| Year 11 | 310 150 160 |
| Year 12 | 77 36 41 |
| Year 13 | 69 34 35 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 83.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 33.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 48.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.1% 1.0% |