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Whickham School

Secondary Academy school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE16 5AR

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  • School Reference Number: 137360
  • Address: Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE16 5AR
  • Headteacher: Mr Fraser Turnbull
  • Telephone: 0191 496 0026
  • Website: whickhamschool.org
  • Managing Organisation: WHICKHAM SCHOOL AND SPORTS COLLEGE
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,713
  • Local Education Authority: Gateshead
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2011* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 27/02/2018

Rating published on 04/04/2018

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
17 May 2023 5 July 2023 School inspection
27 February 2018 4 April 2018 Full inspection Good
22 June 2016 18 July 2016 Monitoring visit
12 January 2016 2 March 2016 Full inspection Requires Improvement
14 February 2012 18 February 2012 Academy conversion letter
13 October 2011 14 November 2011 Curriculum and development visit

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number137360
Local Authority Code390
Local Authority NameGateshead
Establishment Number4029
School / College NameWhickham School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-09-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,713
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,673
Number of Boys860
Number of Girls813
Percentage Free School Meals21.00
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code5310
Academy trust or TrustWHICKHAM SCHOOL AND SPORTS COLLEGE
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10035096
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date03-12-2024
StreetBurnthouse Lane
LocalityWhickham
Address3
TownNewcastle-upon-Tyne
County (name)Tyne and Wear
PostcodeNE16 5AR
Websitehttp://www.whickhamschool.org/
Telephone01914960026
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameFraser
Headteacher/Principal last nameTurnbull
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll16
Resourced provision capacity16
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeA
Government Office RegionNorth East
District CodeE08000037
DistrictGateshead
Ward CodeE05001085
WardWhickham North
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001244
Parliamentary ConstituencyGateshead Central and Whickham
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000037
Easting420291
Northing560694
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Gateshead 017
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Gateshead 017E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10022985004
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001698
LSOA CodeE01008275
Free School Meals291
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN137360
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137360
LAESTAB3904029
School nameWhickham School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/09/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionNorth East
Local authorityGateshead
Parliamentary constituencyGateshead Central and Whickham
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeNE16 5AR
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils1,673
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10269194
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection137360
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3904029
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionWhickham School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection18/05/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date04/07/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10042175
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date27/02/2018
Publication date04/04/2018
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection137360
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3904029
School name at time of latest graded inspectionWhickham School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10000447
Previous inspection start date12/01/2016
Previous publication date02/03/2016
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection137360
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3904029
School name at time of previous graded inspectionWhickham School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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