Churchill Academy
Secondary · Wallsend · NE28 7TN
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Ofsted placed this school in a statutory category of concern, special measures, at the inspection of 30 January 2024. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.
Inspected 30 January 2024
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- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- URN
- 151721
In figures
We hold 2 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2025 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Inadequate on 30 January 2024, under the framework used before November 2025.
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7
Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Wallsend school admissions · North Tyneside school admissions
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 17.4% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 29.5% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 17.1% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 31.1% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 33.4% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 35.5% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 57.6% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 6.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 3.1% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 38% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 2.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 45.7% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008512 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £144,500322 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £115,000–£175,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
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
- 6an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 12an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 25an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 4an 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