Jesmond Park Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Newcastle City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2025 (miles)
Jesmond Park Academy is a secondary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 June 2022. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Jesmond Park Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.294 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.601 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.264 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 2.532 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 2.393 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 3.084 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 2.839 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 378 first-choice applications for 330 offers, the 4th highest ratio of 9 Newcastle upon Tyne secondary schools.
- For Year 7, 282 offers went to first-choice families, so 96 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place; 48 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The Year 7 last distance swung sharply between some years; the 2025 figure was further from the school than in 2023 and nearer than in 2018.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Jesmond Park West, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 2,092 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from a well-planned curriculum.”
- “Teachers help pupils to build knowledge and skills across many subjects.”
- “Pupils can describe how teachers help them to remember their learning over time.”
To improve
- “There is variance in how well teachers adapt the curriculum for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “It is less secure for those accessing lower levels of support.”
- “However, some pupils and parents have less confidence in how well concerns are addressed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 July 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 378 first-preference applications, 330 offers in total, 282 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- St Mary's Catholic School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Benfield School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gosforth Academy 1.9 mi Good
- Walker Riverside Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North East Futures UTC 2.2 mi Not judged
- Kenton School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic High School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's High School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published