Churchill Community College, Wallsend

In 2026, pupils at Churchill Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in North Tyneside and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in North Tyneside and 47% in England.

That is up from 40.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.86: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.3, against 45.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 75 families put Churchill Community College as their first choice and 146 named it as one of their preferences, for 107 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Churchill Community College are Churchill Academy (under 0.1 miles); 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 College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Churchill Community College is one of 31 schools run by The North Tyneside Learning Trust, an academy trust.

163 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Churchill Community College (as of September 2025): 24% would recommend the school, 42% say their child is happy there and 22% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (48%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (22%).

Of the 179 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 64% to a further education college and 3% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 53 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 53% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

44.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 148 pupils (18.3%) received SEN support and 14 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

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), 30 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Churchill Community College issued 1023 suspensions, 111 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 25 permanent exclusions.