West Newcastle Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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West Newcastle Academy

Off Armstrong Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 8QP

https://www.westnewcastleacademy.org/

West Newcastle Academy is a free school. It has about 200 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In June 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Finances and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.1		Atkinson Road Primary Academy
0.2		St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell
0.3		St Johns Primary School
0.3		Canning Street Primary School
0.5		Bridgewater Primary School
0.7		Wingrove Primary School
0.9		St Michael's Catholic Primary School
1.0		Hawthorn Primary School
1.0		Sacred Heart Primary School
1.0		Westgate Hill Primary Academy
1.1		Stocksfield Avenue Primary School
1.1		Riverside Primary Academy

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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is excellent.

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very high.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is roughly average.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Attainment: Poor. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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