Mary Astell Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Requires Improvement
All-through
Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 516

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Andrea Spowart
Pupils:37 / 280 capacity
LA:Newcastle upon Tyne
Phone:01912674447
Address:Linhope Road, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Trust:PROSPER LEARNING TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 8 June 2022
URN:144358
UKPRN:10066059
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its June 2022 inspection — up from Inadequate.

Rated Good for

Personal development, Leadership & management.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

91.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

West Denton Way-Social Club (E-Bound)
279m · 5 min walk
West Denton Way-Northumbria Walk (W-Bound)
300m · 5 min walk
Rogerson Terrace-Dilston Drive (S-Bound)
336m · 5 min walk
Langdon Road (E-Bound)
390m · 6 min walk
All Saints College (S-Bound)
412m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

13%

Available places

37 pupils

280 capacity

243 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Low pressure
New homes approved:6,042
Projected new pupils:1,088

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Admissions Demand - Newcastle upon Tyne

Low demand1.05x oversubscription

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)

Inspection History(2)

8 June 2022
Requires Improvement
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
9 February 2016
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

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