Whickham School
Burnthouse Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
1,690 pupils · 99% of 1,713 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WHICKHAM SCHOOL AND SPORTS COLLEGE
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 January 2025, published 3 April 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 60% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 81.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 56.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 279 | 289 | 729 | 279 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 280 | 302 | 661 | 280 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 273 | 351 | 681 | 273 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 279 | 298 | 606 | 279 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 284 | 289 | 625 | 284 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 284 | 240 | 601 | 271 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 291 | 260 | 627 | 278 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 283 | 252 | 626 | 275 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Kingsmeadow Community School 2.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon 3.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Cuthbert's High School 4.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic High School 4.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Grace College 5.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- North East Futures UTC 5.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.