Walbottle Academy

School Name: Walbottle Academy
Address: Hexham Road, Walbottle
Town/City: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
County: Tyne and Wear
Postcode: NE15 9TP
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone Number: 01912 678221
Website: https://wba.northerneducationtrust.org/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2020
Trust: Northern Education Trust
Sponsor: Northern Education Trust

Headteacher: Mr Richard Harrison
Capacity: 1885
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1722 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 91% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 49.6%

• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication

URN: 148135
DfE Number: 391/4008
UKPRN: 10086867
UPRN: 10015297884
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Newcastle upon Tyne (E08000021)
Constituency: Hexham (E14001285)
Electoral Ward: Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn (E05016368)

Easting & Northing: 416637E, 566917N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 59' 49.9" N 1° 44' 28.79" W
Plus Code: 9C6WX7W5+VF

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2. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (0.5km)
3. Walbottle Village Primary School (0.6km)
4. Newburn Manor Nursery School (1.2km)
5. Newburn Manor Primary School (1.2km)
6. Throckley Primary School (1.2km)
7. Knop Law Primary School (1.3km)
8. Milecastle Primary School (1.6km)
9. St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton (2.1km)
10. West Denton Primary School (2.2km)

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