Carville Academy
The Avenue, Wallsend, NE28 6AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Rob Harker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- North East Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 314
- URN
- 150961
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Telephone
- 01912342676
About this school
Carville Academy is a primary academy in Wallsend. It teaches children aged 3 to 11.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Carville Primary School (URN 108592).
How Carville Academy compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | — | — |
| Western Community Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 34.6% | 440 | 0.4 miles |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend | 48% | 6.2% | 23.7% | 190 | 0.6 miles |
| Richardson Dees Primary School | 52% | 7.2% | 54.2% | 206 | 0.6 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker | 37% | 4.5% | 40.6% | 213 | 0.7 miles |
| Walkergate Community School | 69% | 5.1% | 51.4% | 616 | 0.9 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
Location
Nearby schools
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Western Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wallsend
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St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend0.6 miles
Primary · Wallsend
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Richardson Dees Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wallsend
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St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker0.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Walkergate Community School0.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Wallsend
- Battle Hill Primary School Primary
- Denbigh Community Primary School Primary
- Hadrian Park Primary School Primary
- Redesdale Primary School Primary
- Richardson Dees Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primary
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend Primary
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stephenson Memorial Primary School Primary
- Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Primary
- Western Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Carville Academy teach?
- Carville Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wallsend.
- Who is the headteacher of Carville Academy?
- The headteacher of Carville Academy is Mr Rob Harker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Carville Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carville Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- Is Carville Academy a faith school?
- No. Carville Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Carville Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carville Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Carville Academy?
- Carville Academy is part of NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Carville 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 Carville 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 1 May 2026.