Bahr Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Bahr Academy creates a genuinely welcoming environment where girls feel valued, safe and excited about coming to school. Pupils demonstrate excellent behaviour and commitment to their learning, with outstanding attendance rates. The school excels at developing pupils' character through leadership opportunities, community involvement and a strong focus on mental well-being, helping pupils see how their learning connects to their future aspirations.
Key Strengths
- Pupils' behaviour and attitudes are good with exceptionally high attendance and enthusiasm for learning
- Strong safeguarding culture with an open environment where pupils feel able to speak about concerns
- Excellent pastoral care and personal development with strong focus on mental well-being, respect and tolerance
- Effective identification and support for pupils needing reading help
- Good progress and positive outcomes in many subjects, particularly at key stage 4
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent lesson activities that lack ambition and do not always support pupils to learn key knowledge
- Curriculum expectations are too low for some pupils and not equally ambitious across all year groups
- Staff lack sufficient training in some subject areas to teach effectively
- Safeguarding record-keeping is imprecise and lacks clear chronology of events and actions
- Systems for sharing safeguarding information between leaders and agencies are not well-defined
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, but record-keeping related to safeguarding incidents is not precise enough and lacks clear chronology of actions, and information-sharing processes between leaders and external agencies need strengthening.
Extracurricular Activities
World Book Day, Cultures Day, enterprise days, fundraising events, community activities, careers talks with female Muslim role models, college visits
Bahr Academy is a welcoming Islamic faith secondary school for girls where pupils feel safe and cared for, though the overall quality of education requires improvement following a decline from the previous 'Good' rating.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
29 pupils
30 capacity
1 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Admissions Demand - Newcastle upon Tyne
Places available
2,467
Applications
2,592
Got 1st preference
79.7%
Got preferred school
93.9%
Secondary admissions across Newcastle upon Tyne (2025/26)
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Feeder Primary Schools
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Bahr Academy
Hawthorn Primary School
Westgate Hill Primary Academy
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Moorside Primary School
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Wingrove Primary School
St Johns Primary School
Canning Street Primary School
West Newcastle Academy
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