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Whickham School

URN: 137360

Address: Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

Ofsted made the following key judgements following school inspection on 14 January 2025:

Quality of education:

Good

Behaviour and attitudes:

Good

Personal development:

Good

Leadership and management:

Good

Sixth form provision:

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

All reports

  1. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 04 April 2025
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 05 July 2023
    PDF – Published

  3. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 04 April 2018
    PDF – Published

  4. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 18 July 2016
    PDF – Published

  5. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 02 March 2016
    PDF – Published

  6. Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
    PDF – Published

  7. Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit, PDF - 14 November 2011
    PDF – Published
  8. Opened
  9. Previously Whickham School Closed

Next inspection

From September 2024, graded inspections will not include an overall effectiveness grade. Schools inspected from then will not have the same way of working out when to expect their next inspection. We will set out the expected dates for when we will next inspect them from September 2025. These schools should not expect to receive an ungraded or graded inspection before then. Some could receive an urgent or monitoring inspection, which can be deemed a graded inspection. 

About Whickham School

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Gateshead

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 18
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 1673
  • School capacity: 1713

Location

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  • Address: Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR
  • Region: North East

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