Callerton Academy
Bedeburn Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Pete Fox
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Gosforth Federated Academies Ltd
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 684
- URN
- 148573
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01916053835
About this school
Callerton Academy is a secondary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 684 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Callerton 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 359 |
| 2024/25 | 479 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Callerton Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 13.5% | 59.7% | 684 | — |
| Studio West | 30.9 | 13% | 63.2% | 496 | 1.0 miles |
| Kenton School | 38.7 | 12.9% | 64.2% | 1,589 | 1.6 miles |
| Walbottle Academy | 46.6 | 12.3% | 48.5% | 1,722 | 2.0 miles |
| St Cuthbert's High School | 49 | 8.1% | 40.3% | 1,224 | 2.2 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic High School | 52.1 | 9.5% | 37.8% | 1,424 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.71%
- English as an additional language
- 20.9%
- Overall absence
- 13.49%
- Persistent absence
- 36.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Studio West1.0 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Kenton School1.6 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Walbottle Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Cuthbert's High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Sacred Heart Catholic High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Benfield School Secondary
- George Stephenson High School Secondary
- Gosforth Academy Secondary
- Jesmond Park Academy Secondary
- Kenton School Secondary
- Longbenton High School Secondary
- North Gosforth Academy Secondary
- Sacred Heart Catholic High School Secondary
- St Cuthbert's High School Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic School Secondary
- Studio West Secondary
- Walbottle Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Callerton Academy teach?
- Callerton Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Callerton Academy?
- The headteacher of Callerton Academy is Mr Pete Fox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Callerton Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Callerton 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 big is Callerton Academy?
- Callerton Academy has 684 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Callerton Academy full?
- Callerton Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 684 on roll (57%), so it has space against 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 Callerton Academy a faith school?
- No. Callerton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Callerton Academy a selective school?
- No. Callerton Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Callerton Academy?
- Callerton Academy is part of THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Callerton Academy's absence rate?
- Callerton Academy's overall absence rate is 13.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Callerton Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Callerton Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.