Welbeck Academy
Flodden Street, Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WISE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Louise Saunders
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- WISE Academies
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- URN
- 138577
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912655362
About this school
Welbeck Academy is a primary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 459 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Welbeck Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 59 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 58% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 68% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 58% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Welbeck Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 453 |
| 2023/24 | 481 |
| 2024/25 | 472 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Welbeck Academy compares
Welbeck Academy ranked 42nd of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.9% | 75.1% | 459 | — |
| St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 5.1% | 68.8% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle | 77% | 3.5% | 63.6% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Byker Primary School | 64% | 8% | 80.6% | 391 | 0.6 miles |
| Central Walker Church of England Primary School | 56% | 6.4% | 74.4% | 447 | 0.6 miles |
| Walkergate Community School | 69% | 5.1% | 51.4% | 616 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report25 November 2025
- 22 November 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 75.06%
- English as an additional language
- 25.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Byker Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Central Walker Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Walkergate Community School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Welbeck Academy ranks 58th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Welbeck Academy teach?
- Welbeck Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Welbeck Academy?
- The headteacher of Welbeck Academy is Louise Saunders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Welbeck Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Welbeck Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Welbeck Academy?
- Welbeck Academy has 459 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Welbeck Academy full?
- Welbeck Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 459 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Welbeck Academy a faith school?
- No. Welbeck Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Welbeck Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Welbeck Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Welbeck Academy part of an academy trust?
- Welbeck Academy is part of WISE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Welbeck Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Welbeck Academy compare with other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne?
- Welbeck Academy ranked 42nd of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Welbeck Academy's absence rate?
- Welbeck Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Welbeck Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Welbeck Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.