Callerton Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.883 miles
Published by Newcastle City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Callerton Academy is a secondary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 January 2024. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Callerton 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 | 1.883 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.788 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.284 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.06 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.394 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 3.841 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Year 7 2026 the last distance offered was 1.883 miles, about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2021, though it swung sharply between some years.
- Year 7 2026 had 233 first-choice applications for 240 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 5th highest of 9 Newcastle upon Tyne secondary schools.
- Year 7 2026: 213 offers went to first-choice families, and 20 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- 58.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne is 45.2%.
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
- Bedeburn Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 684 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are polite, friendly and respectful.”
- “They form positive relationships with each other and with staff.”
- “Staff show a genuine care for pupils.”
To improve
- “However, too many pupils do not attend well.”
- “They are missing out on too much of their learning.”
- “Levels of absence and persistent absence are relatively high and increasing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 233 first-preference applications, 240 offers in total, 213 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.
- Studio West 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kenton School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Walbottle Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's High School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic High School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gosforth Academy 2.9 mi Good
- St Mary's Catholic School 4.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- North East Futures UTC 4.3 mi Not judged