What did Ofsted judge Jesmond Park Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Jesmond Park Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Jesmond Park Academy?

Jesmond Park Academy has 2,092 pupils on roll.

What ages does Jesmond Park Academy take?

Jesmond Park Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Jesmond Park Academy located?

Jesmond Park Academy is located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP, Newcastle upon Tyne.

How do I apply to Jesmond Park Academy?

Jesmond Park Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Jesmond Park Academy?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Jesmond Park Academy was 1.294 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Jesmond Park Academy?

When Jesmond Park Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (See; 2. Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Pupils without an ECHP, who have a specific medical reason or need which can only be met at the Academy. (See; 3. Children attending a feeder school — Where the pupil currently attends, and is expected to continue to attend, one of our designated feeder schools at the end of the academic year: Academy Feeder Schools Callerton Cheviot Primary School, Farne Primary School, Kingston Park Primary School, Simonside Primary School Jesmond Park Cragside Primary, Hotspur Primary, West Jesmond Primary, Chillingham Road Primary, Christ Church Primary, Ravenswood Primary, Benton Park Primary Gosforth Gosforth Junior High Academy, Gosforth Central Middle School, Gosforth East Middle School, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 310 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Jesmond Park Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 47.4% of pupils at Jesmond Park Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Jesmond Park Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Jesmond Park Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (See
2Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Pupils without an ECHP, who have a specific medical reason or need which can only be met at the Academy. (See
3Children attending a feeder school — Where the pupil currently attends, and is expected to continue to attend, one of our designated feeder schools at the end of the academic year: Academy Feeder Schools Callerton Cheviot Primary School, Farne Primary School, Kingston Park Primary School, Simonside Primary School Jesmond Park Cragside Primary, Hotspur Primary, West Jesmond Primary, Chillingham Road Primary, Christ Church Primary, Ravenswood Primary, Benton Park Primary Gosforth Gosforth Junior High Academy, Gosforth Central Middle School, Gosforth East Middle School
4Sibling link — Priority will be given to children with a sibling who will be on roll at the academy on the date that the child will be admitted (in September 2027). This does not include pupils currently attending the Sixth Form. Siblings can be brother or sister (same parents), half brother or sister (one shared parent), adopted brother or sister, stepbrother or stepsister (through marriage or civil partnership), or the child of the parent or carer’s partner, as long as the children live at the same address. In circumstances where there is one place remaining and the next eligible children are twins or multiple births; we will allocate above the admission number.
5Any other children — All other pupils.

Read 2026-09-12 from the school's own published determined admission policy, found by crawling the school's website. A child with an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the school must be admitted; that is not an oversubscription criterion.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Jesmond Park Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Jesmond Park Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Jesmond Park Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Jesmond Park Academy?: Jesmond Park Academy has 2,092 pupils on roll.
What ages does Jesmond Park Academy take?: Jesmond Park Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Jesmond Park Academy located?: Jesmond Park Academy is located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP, Newcastle upon Tyne.
How do I apply to Jesmond Park Academy?: Jesmond Park Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Jesmond Park Academy?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Jesmond Park Academy was 1.294 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Jesmond Park Academy?: When Jesmond Park Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (See; 2. Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Pupils without an ECHP, who have a specific medical reason or need which can only be met at the Academy. (See; 3. Children attending a feeder school — Where the pupil currently attends, and is expected to continue to attend, one of our designated feeder schools at the end of the academic year: Academy Feeder Schools Callerton Cheviot Primary School, Farne Primary School, Kingston Park Primary School, Simonside Primary School Jesmond Park Cragside Primary, Hotspur Primary, West Jesmond Primary, Chillingham Road Primary, Christ Church Primary, Ravenswood Primary, Benton Park Primary Gosforth Gosforth Junior High Academy, Gosforth Central Middle School, Gosforth East Middle School, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 310 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Jesmond Park Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 47.4% of pupils at Jesmond Park Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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West Jesmond Primary School

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Last distance offered at Jesmond Park Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Jesmond Park Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (See
2Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Pupils without an ECHP, who have a specific medical reason or need which can only be met at the Academy. (See
3Children attending a feeder school — Where the pupil currently attends, and is expected to continue to attend, one of our designated feeder schools at the end of the academic year: Academy Feeder Schools Callerton Cheviot Primary School, Farne Primary School, Kingston Park Primary School, Simonside Primary School Jesmond Park Cragside Primary, Hotspur Primary, West Jesmond Primary, Chillingham Road Primary, Christ Church Primary, Ravenswood Primary, Benton Park Primary Gosforth Gosforth Junior High Academy, Gosforth Central Middle School, Gosforth East Middle School
4Sibling link — Priority will be given to children with a sibling who will be on roll at the academy on the date that the child will be admitted (in September 2027). This does not include pupils currently attending the Sixth Form. Siblings can be brother or sister (same parents), half brother or sister (one shared parent), adopted brother or sister, stepbrother or stepsister (through marriage or civil partnership), or the child of the parent or carer’s partner, as long as the children live at the same address. In circumstances where there is one place remaining and the next eligible children are twins or multiple births; we will allocate above the admission number.
5Any other children — All other pupils.

Jesmond Park Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Jesmond Park Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Jesmond Park Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Jesmond Park Academy?: Jesmond Park Academy has 2,092 pupils on roll.
What ages does Jesmond Park Academy take?: Jesmond Park Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Jesmond Park Academy located?: Jesmond Park Academy is located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP, Newcastle upon Tyne.
How do I apply to Jesmond Park Academy?: Jesmond Park Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Jesmond Park Academy?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Jesmond Park Academy was 1.294 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Jesmond Park Academy?: When Jesmond Park Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (See; 2. Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Pupils without an ECHP, who have a specific medical reason or need which can only be met at the Academy. (See; 3. Children attending a feeder school — Where the pupil currently attends, and is expected to continue to attend, one of our designated feeder schools at the end of the academic year: Academy Feeder Schools Callerton Cheviot Primary School, Farne Primary School, Kingston Park Primary School, Simonside Primary School Jesmond Park Cragside Primary, Hotspur Primary, West Jesmond Primary, Chillingham Road Primary, Christ Church Primary, Ravenswood Primary, Benton Park Primary Gosforth Gosforth Junior High Academy, Gosforth Central Middle School, Gosforth East Middle School, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 310 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Jesmond Park Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 47.4% of pupils at Jesmond Park Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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