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Ponteland High School

Secondary Academy school in Ponteland NE20 9EG

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  • School Reference Number: 145783
  • Address: The Crescent, Callerton Lane, Ponteland NE20 9EG
  • Headteacher: Mr Stefan McElwee
  • Telephone: 01661 824711
  • Website: ponthigh.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: PELE TRUST
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,600
  • Local Education Authority: Northumberland
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: February 2019* (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 23/05/2023

Rating published on 06/07/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
23 May 2023 6 July 2023 School inspection Good
8 February 2019 8 February 2019 Academy conversion letter

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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 Number145783
Local Authority Code929
Local Authority NameNorthumberland
Establishment Number4426
School / College NamePonteland High 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 date01-02-2019
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 provisionNo Nursery Classes
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 capacity1,600
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,548
Number of Boys796
Number of Girls752
Percentage Free School Meals11.90
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code17157
Academy trust or TrustPELE TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10082374
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetThe Crescent
LocalityCallerton Lane
Address3
TownPonteland
County (name)Northumberland
PostcodeNE20 9EG
Websitehttp://ponthigh.org.uk/
Telephone01661824711
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameStefan
Headteacher/Principal last nameMcElwee
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 provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeA
Government Office RegionNorth East
District CodeE06000057
DistrictNorthumberland
Ward CodeE05009142
WardPonteland East and Stannington
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001285
Parliamentary ConstituencyHexham
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000057
Easting416508
Northing572103
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Northumberland 033
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Northumberland 033A
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
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN10024653602
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005725
LSOA CodeE01027464
Free School Meals152
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN145783
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/145783
LAESTAB9294426
School namePonteland High School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/02/2019
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 authorityNorthumberland
Parliamentary constituencyHexham
Multi-academy trust UID17157
Multi-academy trust namePELE TRUST
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeNE20 9EG
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils1,548
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10268160
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date23/05/2023
Publication date06/07/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection145783
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9294426
School name at time of latest graded inspectionPonteland High 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 educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS380455
Previous inspection start date21/03/2012
Previous publication date23/04/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection122358
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9294426
School name at time of previous graded inspectionPonteland High School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
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?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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