Newcastle Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Gallowstree Lane
 The Westlands
 Newcastle Under Lyme
 Staffordshire ST5 2QS
Telephone: 01782 667650

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
History: This school arose from NCHS The Science College
Trust: Windsor Academy Trust
Sponsor: Windsor Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Qamar Riaz (since January 2025 – came from King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy)
Previous Headteacher: Nicola Bromley-Smith
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 26.6 / 4
Non-teaching Staff*: 36.47
Number of pupils: 412
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.5
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 37.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 14.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 12.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 39.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Staffordshire
Constituency: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Electoral Ward: Thistleberry
School Number: 8604096

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 7th November 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Westlands Primary School (0.1km) show on map
  2. Edenhurst Preparatory School (0.5km) show on map
  3. St Giles' and St George's Church of England A... (1.1km) show on map
  4. Co-op Academy Friarswood (1.2km) show on map
  5. Blackfriars Academy (1.2km) show on map
  6. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  7. Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (1.5km) show on map
  8. Knutton St Marys CofE Academy (1.5km) show on map
  9. Silverdale Primary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  10. Coppice Academy (1.5km) show on map
  11. Langdale Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  12. Seabridge Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  13. St John Fisher Catholic College (1.6km) show on map
  14. Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases (1.8km) show on map
  15. Hassell Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  16. Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  17. Newcastle-under-Lyme School (2.2km) show on map
  18. Demetae Academy (2.2km) show on map
  19. Lyme Brook Independent School (2.4km) show on map
  20. Harpfield Primary Academy (2.5km) show on map
  21. St John's CofE Primary Academy (2.5km) show on map
  22. Hempstalls Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  23. Clayton Hall Academy (2.6km) show on map
  24. St John's CofE (A) Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  25. St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  26. Merryfields School (2.8km) show on map
  27. The Orme Academy (3.1km) show on map
  28. Thistley Hough Academy (3.1km) show on map
  29. May Bank Infants' School (3.2km) show on map
  30. St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School (3.5km) show on map
  31. The Willows Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  32. St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  33. Churchfields Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  34. Oakhill Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  35. St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  36. St Joseph's College (3.8km) show on map
  37. Chesterton Community Sports College (3.9km) show on map
  38. St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  39. Ellison Primary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  40. Regent College (4.0km) show on map
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  91. Moorpark Junior School (6.5km) show on map
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  97. Kemball School (6.7km) show on map
  98. Active Wellbeing School (6.7km) show on map
  99. Strathmore College (6.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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