Churchill Academy
Churchill Street, Wallsend, NE28 7TN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Lamb
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- North East Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,060
- URN
- 151721
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Telephone
- 01912347200
About this school
Churchill Academy is a secondary academy in Wallsend. It teaches children aged 11 to 18.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Churchill Academy under its current framework. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Churchill Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2026, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Before converting it was Churchill Community College. The history below belongs to that predecessor school, not to the school as it runs today.
Predecessor school: Churchill Community College (closed August 2026)
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
How Churchill Academy compares
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burnside College | 44.2 | 9% | 37.7% | 995 | 0.9 miles |
| Norham High School | 42.7 | 8% | 63.2% | 498 | 1.4 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic High School | 49.6 | 8.8% | 24.8% | 1,660 | 1.5 miles |
| Walker Riverside Academy | 35.5 | 12.1% | 68.1% | 1,101 | 2.3 miles |
| Benfield School | 33.5 | 14.3% | 68.3% | 819 | 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.
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burnside College0.9 miles
Secondary · Wallsend
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Norham High School1.4 miles
Secondary · North Shields
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St Thomas More Catholic High School1.5 miles
Secondary · North Shields
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Walker Riverside Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Benfield School2.3 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Wallsend
- Burnside College Secondary
- Battle Hill Primary School Primary
- Carville Academy 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
Recorded changes at this school
- Status changed from proposed_to_open to open recorded 1 Sep 2026
- School name changed from Churchill Community College to Churchill Academy recorded 25 Aug 2026
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 September 2026.