Walbottle Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

In 2026, pupils at Walbottle Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.8 in Newcastle upon Tyne and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 46.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.69: 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 40.7, against 52.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 305 families put Walbottle Academy as their first choice and 664 named it as one of their preferences, for 331 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Walbottle Academy are Studio West (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33); Callerton Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.6); Thorp Academy (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.8); and Excelsior Academy (2.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 34.4).

Walbottle Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Walbottle Academy is one of 30 schools run by Northern Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.5 in 2024/25.

Of the 298 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 76% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 54% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 75 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 51% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 20% into work. 8% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

48.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 306 pupils (17.8%) received SEN support and 45 (2.6%) 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.

Walbottle Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Blaydon Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Walbottle Academy (s-bound), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 99 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Newcastle upon Tyne (318).

In 2024/25, Walbottle Academy issued 1984 suspensions, 115 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Walbottle Academy are St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Walbottle Village Primary School (0.4 miles), Newburn Manor Primary School (0.7 miles) and Throckley Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.