Churchill Academy, Wallsend
Churchill Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Wallsend, part of North East Learning Trust.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to North Tyneside (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Churchill Academy in detail
Results
Churchill Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Churchill Community College (URN 108641), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 42.9 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
Getting a place at Churchill Academy
Across North Tyneside, 84% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in North Tyneside lodged 202 appeals against secondary school offers; 184 reached a hearing and 45 succeeded (24.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Churchill Academy are Churchill Community College (under 0.1 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 42.9); Burnside College (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42); Norham High School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.3); and St Thomas More Catholic High School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.8).
Churchill Community CollegeBurnside CollegeNorham High SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic High School
The trust
Churchill Academy is one of 15 schools run by North East Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.9 in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Howdon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Churchill Community College (n-bound), 20 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Churchill Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Churchill Academy are St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend (under 0.1 miles); Battle Hill Primary School (0.5 miles); Denbigh Community Primary School (0.5 miles); and Hadrian Park Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, WallsendBattle Hill Primary SchoolDenbigh Community Primary SchoolHadrian Park Primary School
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
Churchill Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Churchill Community College (URN 108641), it was rated Inadequate in January 2024. See Churchill Community College's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Churchill Community College before it became an academy in 2026 (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26Published for Churchill Community College (URN 108641), the school Churchill Academy replaced. There are no figures for Churchill Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from -0.99 to -0.86 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 37.6 to 42.9 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 23% to 43% (2023 to 2026).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Churchill Academy
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Churchill Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Churchill 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
- 25
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 21 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
12 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 Churchill Community College before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Churchill Community College (URN 108641), the school Churchill Academy replaced. There are no figures for Churchill 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 | 107 | 75 | 146 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 171 | 120 | 208 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 188 | 194 | 289 | 1.0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 189 | 190 | 283 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 188 | 233 | 326 | 1.2 | 45 |
| 2021 | 188 | 204 | 308 | 1.1 | 19 |
| 2020 | 190 | 215 | 341 | 1.1 | 33 |
| 2019 | 190 | 235 | 352 | 1.2 | 52 |
| 2018 | 189 | 217 | 307 | 1.1 | 28 |
| 2017 | 190 | 232 | 349 | 1.2 | 43 |
| 2016 | 197 | 160 | 265 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 136 | 125 | 176 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 145 | 131 | 212 | 0.9 | 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
1,743
Applications
1,685
Got 1st preference
84.3%
Got preferred school
94.4%
All secondary applications across North Tyneside council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Churchill Community College before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Churchill Community College (URN 108641), the school Churchill Academy replaced. There are no figures for Churchill Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
12.1%
Overall absence
33.1%
Persistent absence
912
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Churchill Academy
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Churchill Academy
Are there exam results for Churchill Academy?
Churchill Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Churchill Community College (URN 108641), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 42.9 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
What is Churchill Academy's Ofsted rating?
Churchill Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Churchill Community College (URN 108641), it was rated Inadequate in January 2024.
What is the catchment area for Churchill Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Churchill Academy is oversubscribed, North Tyneside allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Churchill Academy?
Apply through North Tyneside's coordinated admissions process, naming Churchill Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Churchill Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 21 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 12 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 Churchill Academy?
Churchill Academy is at Churchill Street, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, NE28 7TN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)