Great Park Academy

Newcastle upon Tyne · NE13 9FR

General information Secondary School · 9-16 years Who goes here 614 pupils, 14% FSM

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Great Park Academy

General Information

Address: Primrose Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9FR – View on map
Phone: 01914298484
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Steve Campbell
Age range: 9-16 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

614 pupils out of 1200 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 86
% eligible for free school meals: 14.0%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (less mixed than the Newcastle upon Tyne average)
English as an additional language: 13% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 11.1% a year (Newcastle upon Tyne 12.9%, typical in England 15.5%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 50% moved to another school, 50% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Newcastle upon Tyne: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 27 (1.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 39 (2.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 28 (1.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 25 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 17 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 17 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Ability to Deal with Problems

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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7th of 11 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for Ofsted rating

#5Gosforth East Middle SchoolGood
#6Gosforth Junior High AcademyGood
#7Great Park AcademyGood
#8Jesmond Park AcademyGood
#9St Cuthbert's High SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1St Mary's Catholic SchoolOutstanding
#2Callerton AcademyGood
#3Gosforth AcademyGood
#4Gosforth Central Middle SchoolGood
#5Gosforth East Middle SchoolGood
#6Gosforth Junior High AcademyGood
#7Great Park AcademyGood
#8Jesmond Park AcademyGood
#9St Cuthbert's High SchoolGood
#10Walbottle AcademyGood
#11Excelsior AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,856 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

15th of 17 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for spending per pupil

#13Jesmond Park Academy£7,484
#14Gosforth Junior High Academy£6,907
#15Great Park Academy£6,856
#16Gosforth Central Middle School£6,736
#17Gosforth East Middle School£6,673

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Excelsior Academy£9,978
#2Studio West£9,689
#3Walker Riverside Academy£9,687
#4Kenton School£9,664
#5Benfield School£9,569
#6North East Futures UTC£9,075
#7Callerton Academy£8,489
#8Sacred Heart Catholic High School£8,193
#9St Cuthbert's High School£8,116
#10Walbottle Academy£7,640
#11Gosforth Academy£7,626
#12St Mary's Catholic School£7,511
#13Jesmond Park Academy£7,484
#14Gosforth Junior High Academy£6,907
#15Great Park Academy£6,856
#16Gosforth Central Middle School£6,736
#17Gosforth East Middle School£6,673

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