Whickham School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Burnthouse Lane
 Whickham
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
 Tyne and Wear NE16 5AR
Telephone: 0191 496 0026

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Whickham School
Trust: Whickham School and Sports College

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Fraser Turnbull (since September 2020)
Previous Headteacher: Steve Haigh
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 94 / 21.2
Non-teaching Staff*: 60.52
Number of pupils: 1721
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.3
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 21.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 42.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 20.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 10.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 36.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Gateshead
Constituency: Blaydon
Electoral Ward: Whickham North
School Number: 3904029

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 14th January 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Fellside Community Primary School (0.3km) show on map
  2. Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary ... (0.6km) show on map
  3. Front Street Community Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  4. Clover Hill Community Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  5. Washingwell Community Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  6. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham (1.2km) show on map
  7. Swalwell Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  8. Dunston Hill Community Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  9. Kingsmeadow Community School (2.3km) show on map
  10. Parkhead Community Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  11. Emmanuel College (2.8km) show on map
  12. Lobley Hill Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  13. Blaydon West Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  14. West Lane Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  15. Riverside Primary Academy (3.2km) show on map
  16. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon (3.2km) show on map
  17. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston (3.3km) show on map
  18. St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon (3.3km) show on map
  19. Atkinson Road Primary Academy (3.4km) show on map
  20. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell (3.4km) show on map
  21. Bridgewater Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  22. St Johns Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  23. West Newcastle Academy (3.5km) show on map
  24. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor (3.6km) show on map
  25. Excelsior Academy (3.9km) show on map
  26. Rowlands Gill Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  27. St Michael's Catholic Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  28. St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close (4.0km) show on map
  29. Canning Street Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  30. Hadrian School (4.0km) show on map
  31. Eslington Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  32. Trinity Academy Newcastle (4.2km) show on map
  33. Trinity Solutions Academy (4.2km) show on map
  34. Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited (4.2km) show on map
  35. St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  36. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (4.3km) show on map
  37. St Cuthbert's High School (4.3km) show on map
  38. Lemington Riverside Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  39. Waverley Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  40. Hawthorn Primary School (4.4km) show on map
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  42. Bahr Academy (4.5km) show on map
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  44. Broadwood Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  45. Bensham Grove Nursery School (4.6km) show on map
  46. Burnopfield Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  47. NCG (4.7km) show on map
  48. Wingrove Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  49. Brighton Avenue Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  50. St Paul's CofE Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  51. Westgate Hill Primary Academy (4.8km) show on map
  52. Kelvin Grove Community Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  53. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (4.8km) show on map
  54. Stocksfield Avenue Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  55. Callerton Academy (4.9km) show on map
  56. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  57. Sacred Heart Catholic High School (5.0km) show on map
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  59. Gateshead Jewish Boarding School (5.1km) show on map
  60. Dame Allan's Schools (5.1km) show on map
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  62. Crookhill Community Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  63. Grace College (5.2km) show on map
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  66. North East Futures UTC (5.3km) show on map
  67. Caedmon Community Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  68. Gateshead Jewish Nursery School (5.3km) show on map
  69. Haskel School (5.3km) show on map
  70. Keser Girls School (5.4km) show on map
  71. Oakfield Junior School (5.4km) show on map
  72. Oakfield Infant School (5.4km) show on map
  73. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham (5.5km) show on map
  74. Keser Torah Boys' School (5.5km) show on map
  75. Gibside School (5.5km) show on map
  76. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (5.5km) show on map
  77. Kells Lane Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  78. South Street Community Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  79. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell (5.7km) show on map
  80. Thomas Walling Primary Academy (5.8km) show on map
  81. Kibblesworth Academy (5.8km) show on map
  82. Dryden School (5.9km) show on map
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  86. The Cedars Academy (6.0km) show on map
  87. Mary Astell Academy (6.0km) show on map
  88. Beech Hill Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  89. Thomas Bewick School (6.0km) show on map
  90. Studio West (6.1km) show on map
  91. Hilton Primary Academy (6.1km) show on map
  92. Newburn Manor Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  93. Glynwood Community Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  94. River Tyne Academy Gateshead (6.2km) show on map
  95. Gateshead College (6.3km) show on map
  96. Newburn Manor Nursery School (6.3km) show on map
  97. Harlow Green Community Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  98. Knop Law Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  99. High Spen Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  100. Carr Hill Community Primary School (6.5km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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