Carville Academy, Wallsend
Carville Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Wallsend, part of North East Learning Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North Tyneside (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Carville Academy in detail
Carville Academy in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Carville Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Carville Primary School (URN 108592), 20% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 40% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Carville Academy
Across North Tyneside, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in North Tyneside lodged 53 appeals against primary school offers; 34 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (8.8% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Carville Academy are Carville Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 20% reading, 40% maths); Western Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 87% reading, 85% maths); Richardson Dees Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 66% reading, 69% maths); and St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend (0.6 miles, 74% reading, 56% maths).
Carville Primary SchoolWestern Community Primary SchoolRichardson Dees Primary SchoolSt Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend
The trust
Carville Academy is one of 15 schools run by North East Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Wallsend (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 440 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Eastfield Avenue-George Road (sw-bound), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Carville Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Carville Academy are Walker Riverside Academy (0.5 miles), Burnside College (0.9 miles) and Benfield School (0.9 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Carville Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2026. Before that, as Carville Primary School (URN 108592), it was rated Good in November 2011. See Carville Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Carville Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Carville Primary School (URN 108592), the school Carville Academy replaced. There are no figures for Carville Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 46% to 20% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 40% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 39% to 35% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Carville Academy
Before and after school care
Carville Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in North Tyneside
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Carville Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Carville Academy is in North Tyneside; for families living there:
Apply to North Tyneside for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 31
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 13
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 13 serious and 18 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Tyneside is 12 (the median across 84 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Carville Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Carville Primary School (URN 108592), the school Carville Academy replaced. There are no figures for Carville Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 19 | 28 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | 15 | 31 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 27 | 8 | 20 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 25 | 9 | 35 | 0.4 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Wallsend
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wallsend
Across North Tyneside council
Places available
2,516
Applications
2,025
Got 1st preference
91.7%
Got preferred school
96.2%
All primary applications across North Tyneside council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Carville Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Carville Primary School (URN 108592), the school Carville Academy replaced. There are no figures for Carville Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
5.7%
Overall absence
17.4%
Persistent absence
144
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Carville Academy
Questions parents ask about Carville Academy
Are there exam results for Carville Academy?
Carville Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Carville Primary School (URN 108592), 20% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 40% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Carville Academy's Ofsted rating?
Carville Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2026. Before that, as Carville Primary School (URN 108592), it was rated Good in November 2011.
What is the catchment area for Carville Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Carville Academy is oversubscribed, North Tyneside allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Carville Academy?
Apply through North Tyneside's coordinated admissions process, naming Carville Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Carville Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Carville Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Carville Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 13 serious and 18 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Tyneside is 12 (the median across 84 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Carville Academy?
Carville Academy is at The Avenue, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, NE28 6AX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)