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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 7 May 2025

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At a glance

314 pupils · 52% of 600 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
University technical college
Age range
14–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
50% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
22.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.nef.tynecoast.academy
URN
145900

In figures

At its inspection on 7 May 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 16% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

GCSE results (2024/2025)

125 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
35.4
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
54.4%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
33.6%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C+
32.9
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school35.4
Median of its 12 closest peers45.2
Newcastle upon Tyne average43.3
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary SchoolLondon · 243 miles awayGood48.5
Connaught School for GirlsLondon · 244 miles awayGood50.6
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' SchoolLondon · 248 miles awayNeeds attention42.8
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury SchoolBirmingham · 176 miles awayGood44.6
Energy Coast UTCWorkington · 80 miles awayGood24.2
St Cecilia's RC High SchoolPreston · 88 miles awayGood46.2
Melior Community AcademyScunthorpe · 104 miles awayGood43.1
Westminster City SchoolLondon · 247 miles awayStrong standard52.1
Baines SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde · 96 miles awayExpected standard45.8
The Heys SchoolManchester · 102 miles awayGood34
St. Thomas More Language CollegeLondon · 247 miles awayGood45.9
Sir Thomas Boughey AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 136 miles awayNeeds attention35.1

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 64% (Newcastle upon Tyne 59%, England 59%) · Black African 6% (Newcastle upon Tyne 6%, England 5%) · Any other White background 6% (Newcastle upon Tyne 5%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 5% (Newcastle upon Tyne 4%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Newcastle upon Tyne 4%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Newcastle upon Tyne 4%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Newcastle upon Tyne 3%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Newcastle upon Tyne 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Newcastle upon Tyne 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Newcastle upon Tyne 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Newcastle upon Tyne 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Newcastle upon Tyne 3%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Newcastle upon Tyne 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
16%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
44.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

55.08 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Newcastle upon Tyne: 42.07 suspensions and 0.34 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

76.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 18.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,801; 19% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£9,075
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 16% (6%) · supplies and services 10% (11%) · educational supplies 8% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 6% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£269,000; in-year balance +£53,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
80%
Continuing in education
76%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
4%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
46%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
15%
Any sustained destination
77%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher63.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications5.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work35.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9%18.1%
Residents in very good health59.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier18.6%62.3%
Social housing18.4%17.1%
Privately rented62.9%20.5%
Detached houses0.5%22.9%
Flats98.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms1.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van60.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033545 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£151,500279 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£123,000–£182,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (5)£210,000
Terraced (23)£218,000
Flat (251)£150,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
100an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
26an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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