Callerton Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

In its own words: "At Callerton Academy, our mission is to inspire excellence in every student, academically, personally, and socially. We believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive in a supportive and ambitious environment, where their potential is recognised and nurtured."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am.

In 2026, pupils at Callerton Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.8 in Newcastle upon Tyne and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 47% in England.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.4, against 48.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Statistics.

For September 2026 entry, 233 families put Callerton Academy as their first choice and 686 named it as one of their preferences, for 240 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Callerton Academy are Studio West (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 33); Kenton School (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.4); Walbottle Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.3); and St Cuthbert's High School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9).

Callerton Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Callerton Academy is one of 6 schools run by The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52 in 2024/25.

58.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Callerton Academy had 44 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Bank Foot (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newbiggin Hall Bedeburn Road (n-bound), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Callerton Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 145 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Newcastle upon Tyne (318).

In 2024/25, Callerton Academy issued 300 suspensions, 62.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Callerton Academy are Simonside Primary School (under 0.1 miles); St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope (0.4 miles); Cheviot Primary School (0.5 miles); and Westerhope Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.