Whickham School
Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,690 (855 boys, 835 girls)
- Capacity: 1713
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 20.1%
- Telephone: 01914960026
- Ofsted: Good (27 Feb 2018); inspected again 14 Jan 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 50.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 729 applications, 279 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Gateshead
- Fellside Community Primary School (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Clover Hill Community Primary School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- Front Street Community Primary School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Washingwell Community Primary School (0.7 miles, straight line)
