Callerton Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 23 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Unique reference
148573
Address
Bedeburn Road, NE5 4JQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
479 (30% of total capacity)
Boys
55.9%
Girls
44.1%
First language not English
20.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
57.8%
Persistent absence
35.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 69.3%
Mixed 5.1%
Other Asian 4.8%
African 4.6%
Other White 3.5%
Other 3.3%
Pakistani 2.7%
Unclassified 2.1%
Indian 1.7%
Other Black 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Callerton Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
179
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
189
2nd preference
208
3rd preference
164
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
156
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
120
75
45
Year 8
121
56
65
Year 9
119
63
56
Year 10
119
74
45
Year 2024-2025

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