Whickham School

Whickham School

Burnthouse Lane

Whickham
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
England

NE165AR

📞 phone: 01914 960026

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Fraser Turnbull

🌍 web: www.whickhamschool.org

1694 pupils mixed gender
1713 pupils capacity: 99% full

867 boys 51%

827 girls 49%

Last updated: 13. April 2023

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Admissions policy: Non-selective
Sixth form: Has a sixth form
Trust school: Supported by a single-academy trust
URN: 137360
Education phase: Secondary
Establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment #: 4029
Open date: 1. September 2011
Reason open: Academy Converter
OSGB coordinates: Easting: 420291, Northing: 560694
GPS coordinates: Latitude: 54.941, Longitude: -1.6848
Accepting pupils: 11—18 years old
Boarders: No boarders
Census date: 20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection: 7. March 2018
Region › Const. › Ward: North East › Blaydon › Whickham North
SEN priorities: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Free school meals %: 20.30
Trust: WHICKHAM SCHOOL AND SPORTS COLLEGE
Learning provider ref #: 10035096

School governors

Mr Steve Haigh, Accounting Officer
(1. September 2010—None)
Mrs Louise Levy, Member
(3. September 2015—None)
Mr Dominic Francis Murphy, Member
(7. March 2017—None)
Ms Melanie Louise Pears, Member
(21. March 2017—None)
Mrs Emma Ridley, Trustee
(14. August 2018—13. August 2022)
Mr Mark Crabtree, Trustee
(1. September 2019—31. August 2023)
Mr Daryl Warden, Member
(1. September 2018—31. August 2022)
Mr Tony Wilson, Trustee
(1. September 2019—31. August 2023)
Mr Tony Hewison, Trustee
(1. September 2019—31. August 2023)
Mrs Claire Hewitson, Trustee
(17. February 2020—16. February 2024)
Ms Sasha Ban, Chair of Trustees
(28. October 2019—27. October 2023)
Mr Fraser Turnbull, Trustee
(1. September 2020—None)
Mrs Vicki McLeod, Trustee
(4. February 2020—3. February 2024)
Ms Sasha Ban, Member
(28. October 2019—None)
Councillor Malcolm Brain, Trustee
(29. March 2021—28. March 2025)
Mr Kevin Berry, Trustee
(23. June 2021—22. June 2025)
Mrs Angela Tinning, Chief Financial Officer
(1. September 2021—None)
Mrs Melanie Pears, Trustee
(7. March 2022—6. March 2026)
Mr Adam Brown, Trustee
(14. June 2022—13. June 2026)
Mrs Laura Simpson, Trustee
(1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
Mrs Sian Scott, Trustee
(1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
Mrs Rachael Gabel, Trustee
(17. February 2023—16. February 2027)
Dr Mark Lambert, Trustee
(17. February 2023—16. February 2027)

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