Ponteland High School
The Crescent, Ponteland, NE20 9EG
1,536 pupils · 96% of 1,600 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PELE TRUST
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 May 2023, published 6 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 53.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.16 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 235 | 273 | 507 | 235 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 241 | 296 | 508 | 241 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 247 | 285 | 465 | 247 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 250 | 293 | 460 | 250 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 277 | 333 | 499 | 277 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 265 | 317 | 484 | 265 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 236 | 344 | 485 | 236 |
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
- Callerton Academy 4.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Walbottle Academy 5.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Studio West 6.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Kenton School 7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- North Gosforth Academy 8.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Thorp Academy 8.2 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.