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West Newcastle Academy
Off Armstrong Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 8QP
West Newcastle Academy is a free school. It has about 200 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In June 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Finances and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Admissions.
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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is excellent.
Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very high.
Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Attainment: Poor. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
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