Welbeck Academy
Flodden Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2QL
459 pupils · 109% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WISE ACADEMIES
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Free school meals
- 74.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 28 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 54 | 46 | 77 | 49 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 63 | 90 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 58 | 104 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 56 | 91 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 42 | 72 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 49 | 47 | 70 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 43 | 38 | 64 | 38 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 52 | 48 | 78 | 50 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Byker Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Central Walker Church of England Primary School 1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Walkergate Community School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.