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Secondary · Newcastle Upon Tyne · NE1 3AS

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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

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

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. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

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.

The twelve below are matched on intake alone, from every state school in England, so most are not local. They are the evidence behind the comparison above, not a shortlist. For schools you could realistically apply to, see nearby schools.

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 awayRequires improvement42.8
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

The 12 state schools in England whose intake most closely matches this one: same phase and admissions type, and as near as the data allows on size, free school meals, English as an additional language, SEN and the child poverty of the surrounding area (IDACI 2025). Matching uses only characteristics a school does not choose. It is not a ranking, and a close match on intake does not make two schools interchangeable: sixth form, faith character, admissions rules and plain geography all matter and are not in the calculation. Results: DfE performance tables, 2024/2025. How the matching works.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
14.5%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
42.2%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

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

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£9,075
Typical secondary school£7,798

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), decile of the small area the school stands in: 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least. IDACI counts only children in low-income families, which is the measure closest to the intake a school is likely to draw on.

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%

Census 2021 (ONS) for statistical area E01033545 (a lower layer super output area), the neighbourhood of roughly 1,999 adults that the school stands in. These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Children travel in from further away, and for selective, faith and some other schools usually much further. Open Government Licence v3.0.

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£150,000267 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to July 2026
Typical range
£123,000–£180,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (5)£210,000
Terraced (20)£205,000
Flat (242)£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.

Every residential sale registered with HM Land Registry within 1 km of the school (straight line) since January 2024, market sales of houses and flats only. A sale is dated by completion and registered weeks later, so the most recent months are incomplete. 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 5.8
All reported collisions
100an urban school averages 30.6
Of those, serious or fatal
26an urban school averages 6.1

Every collision reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025, from the Department for Transport's road casualty statistics (STATS19). "Child pedestrians" counts casualties aged under 16 on foot; "school-run times" means weekdays 07:30–09:00 and 15:00–16:30 outside August. A high count usually says the school sits on or near a busy road, not that the school is unsafe: counts rise with traffic and with how built-up an area is, which is why the comparison is with other urban schools. Distances are straight-line from the school's recorded position. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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