Jesmond Park Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Jesmond Park West
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
 Tyne and Wear NE7 7DP
Telephone: 0191 281 8486

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
History: This school arose from Heaton Manor School
Trust: The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited
Sponsor: The Gosforth Federated Academies Ltd

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr David Merrifield (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Steve Campbell (went to Gosforth Junior High Academy)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 112.1 / 34.53
Non-teaching Staff*: 68.89
Number of pupils: 2083
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.6
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 36.50% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 36.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.9% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 53.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Electoral Ward: Manor Park
School Number: 3914007

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 8th June 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

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

Nearby Schools

  1. Cragside Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  2. Ravenswood Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  3. Benton Park Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  4. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  5. Chillingham Road Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  6. West Jesmond Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  7. St Mary's Catholic School (1.4km) show on map
  8. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton (1.4km) show on map
  9. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST (1.5km) show on map
  10. Northern Counties School (1.6km) show on map
  11. South Gosforth First School (1.6km) show on map
  12. Newcastle Preparatory School (1.7km) show on map
  13. Hotspur Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  14. Royal Grammar School (1.7km) show on map
  15. Benfield School (1.9km) show on map
  16. Benton House School (1.9km) show on map
  17. Balliol Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  18. Hopespring Newcastle (2.1km) show on map
  19. Walkergate Community School (2.1km) show on map
  20. Archbishop Runcie CofE First School (2.2km) show on map
  21. Christ Church CofE Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  22. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  23. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary Sc... (2.3km) show on map
  24. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (2.3km) show on map
  25. Byker Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  26. Newcastle School for Boys (2.5km) show on map
  27. Westfield School (2.6km) show on map
  28. Gosforth Central Middle School (2.6km) show on map
  29. Redesdale Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  30. Welbeck Academy (2.8km) show on map
  31. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker (2.8km) show on map
  32. Western Community Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  33. Archibald First School (2.8km) show on map
  34. Gosforth Junior High Academy (2.8km) show on map
  35. Longbenton High School (2.9km) show on map
  36. Percy Hedley Hedleys College (2.9km) show on map
  37. NHS England (Choices College) (3.0km) show on map
  38. Gosforth East Middle School (3.0km) show on map
  39. St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend (3.0km) show on map
  40. Monkchester Road Nursery School (3.0km) show on map
  41. Benton Dene Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  42. Benton Dene School (3.0km) show on map
  43. Wallsend Jubilee Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  44. Gosforth Academy (3.1km) show on map
  45. Sir Charles Parsons School (3.1km) show on map
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  48. Gateshead College (3.2km) show on map
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  53. St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (3.5km) show on map
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  55. North East Futures UTC (3.5km) show on map
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  78. Gateshead Jewish Nursery School (4.3km) show on map
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  97. Kenton School (4.7km) show on map
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  99. Sacred Heart Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  100. Grasmere Academy (4.7km) 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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