Churchill Academy

State school · Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formNorth Tyneside, Wallsend NE28

About half of sixth-formers go on to university — well above the England rate.

Where this school leads
55%

of sixth-form leavers started university · North Tyneside 57% · England 37% · DfE destination measures, students who left in 2023

Knowledge sphere of Churchill Academy: fields of knowledge mapped by the subjects taken here, by ISCED levelLanguage & Communication · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Language & Communication · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 35%Language & Communication · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 34%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Natural Sciences · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 39%Natural Sciences · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 11%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 33%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Health & Safety · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 37%Health & Safety · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Business & Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 14%Business & Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 1%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 5%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 20%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Transversal Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 21%Transversal Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 43%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%LanguageMathsScienceICTEngineeringHealthBusinessLawSocialArtsTransversalGreen
Ofsted
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Places
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Ofsted: Not yet inspected under this URN. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from North Tyneside’s allocation statistics).

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Churchill Community College (URN 108641, until 30 April 2025).

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

75%stayed in education after Year 11
This school75%
North Tyneside83%
England86%

DfE Key Stage 4 destination measures · 182 pupils who left Year 11 in 2023

Of the 182 pupils who finished Year 11 at Churchill Academy in 2023, 24% stayed on in Churchill Academy’s own sixth form (North Tyneside average 40%), 50% went to a further education college and 7% started an apprenticeship.

Stayed in education — counted only if the pupil was still there for two terms of the next year; apprenticeships and jobs are counted the same way.

Full breakdown11
MeasureChurchill AcademyNorth TynesideEngland
Pupils in the cohort1822,044607,348
Any sustained destination87%92%92%
Stayed in education75%83%86%
— school sixth form24%40%34%
— sixth form college0%0%13%
— further education college50%40%37%
— other education1%3%2%
Apprenticeship7%6%3%
Employment5%2%3%
No sustained destination10%6%6%
Destination unknown3%2%3%
After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

12%went to one of the most selective universities
This school12%
North Tyneside27%
England19%

DfE 16–18 destination measures · 55 students who left in 2023

55% went to university (England 37%). 4% started an apprenticeship (England 7%). 22% went into work and 15% had no steady place a year on (England 28% and 16%).

Most selective universities — the third of UK universities whose entrants hold the highest grades; the share is of students who completed level 3 qualifications.

Full breakdown7
MeasureChurchill AcademyNorth TynesideEngland
Students in the cohort55797541,441
Any sustained destination84%86%79%
University (higher education)55%57%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students12%27%19%
Further education4%3%5%
Apprenticeship4%8%7%
Employment22%19%28%
No sustained destination15%9%16%
GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

40.4Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school40.4
North Tyneside46.0
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 158 pupils in Year 11

42% of pupils here are disadvantaged (England 28%). Disadvantaged pupils here scored 33.5 — below disadvantaged pupils across England (34.9).

33% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (North Tyneside 43%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureChurchill AcademyNorth TynesideEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)40.446.046.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%43%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%65%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects4%29%41%
EBacc average point score3.273.984.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort42%26%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils33.533.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils45.350.450.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language3%7%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

36.34%of the Key Stage 3, GCSE and A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 3,288 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Art and Design stands out at GCSE — 36% of the year group took it, against 7% across England. At A level it is English Language: 21% of students (England 4%).

Green & Sustainability43%
Natural Sciences39%
Health & Safety37%
Language & Communication35%
Mathematics & Statistics34%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects16

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language15699%89%8%20%58%
Mathematics15699%88%6%22%72%
English Literature15699%86%12%21%64%
Combined Science13284%65%2%9%54%
Business Studies7346%18%1%20%64%
Geography5837%41%10%25%40%
3D Design5837%2%0%16%29%
History5736%41%16%26%60%
Art and Design5736%7%7%24%68%
Computer Science3120%13%3%30%39%
Chemistry2415%23%17%47%79%
Biology2415%23%17%45%92%
Physics2415%23%8%46%79%
Drama159%7%13%27%67%
French138%18%23%29%69%
Textiles85%2%13%27%50%
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications6
SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Hospitality / Catering Studies59100%—
Health Studies44100%—
Sports Studies37100%—
Computer Appreciation / Introduction34100%—
Music performance: Group1657%—
Dance: General1346%—
A level subjects12

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sociology1243%13%
Art and Design725%1%
Physics621%12%
English Language621%4%
Biology——20%
Chemistry——17%
Computer Science——5%
D and T Textiles Technology——0%
English Literature——11%
Geography——10%
History——13%
Mathematics——31%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses16
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*932%—
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*621%—
Nutrition / DietVRQ Level 3———
Health StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)———
Computer Architecture / SystemsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Music performance: GroupBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Speech and DramaBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
BiologyGCE AS level (All)———
HistoryGCE AS level (All)———
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)———
BiologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
HistoryGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Business StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3———
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3———
A level results8
MeasureChurchill AcademyNorth TynesideEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study58——
— of whom A level students28682261,341
Average A level gradeC-B-B-
Average points per A level entry27.0735.6135.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects0%17%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Green & Sustainability53%
Natural Sciences51%
Language & Communication49%
Health & Safety48%
Mathematics & Statistics41%
Engineering & Manufacturing38%
Transversal Skills33%
Arts & Humanities27%
Digital & ICT Skills24%
Business & Administration16%
Social & Cultural Skills9%
Law & Public Administration8%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 15.9percentage 11.1ratio 10.4gradient 8.7vocabulary 8.2power 7.7reflection 7.5grammar 7.2particle model 7.1translation 7.1equation 6.9root 6.9audience 6.7context 6.5energy transfer 6.5evidence 6.4standard form 6.1area 6.0formulae 6.0impact 5.9percentage change 5.5change of state 5.4scale 5.2presentation 5.0

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, percentage, unit conversion from Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry and 8 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses pressure, conservation of mass, energy change from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and 3 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, data interpretation, sampling technique from Sociology, Biology, Chemistry and 4 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
More apprenticeships9
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data interpretation, climate change, conduct field work from Biology, Chemistry, Geography and 3 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, graph, pressure from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 2 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses area, unit conversion, volume from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and 3 more · jobs: battery test technician
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses mean, integer, chart from Sociology, Business Studies, Computer Science and 5 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses scale, data collection, colour from Art and Design, Chemistry, Computer Science and 5 more · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Storyboard artistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses presentation, interpretation, colour from Art and Design, Drama, English Language and 6 more · jobs: storyboard artist
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, measurement, data interpretation from Biology, Geography, Mathematics and 3 more
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses spelling, punctuation, grammar from English Literature, English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
Water industry network technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses standard form, unit conversion, volume from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and 2 more · jobs: sewerage network operative, product quality inspector, sewerage maintenance technician
Admissions

How do you get a place?

The last distance at which Churchill Academy offered Year 7 places is not yet on file; it comes from North Tyneside’s allocation statistics.

  1. 31 OctApply to North Tyneside in Year 6 for a Year 7 place
  2. 1 MarNational Offer Day
  3. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
North Tyneside

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Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.