SCHOOL PROFILE

Jesmond Park Academy: data, trends and context

Jesmond Park Academy is a secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
146752
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Trust
THE GOSFORTH FEDERATED ACADEMIES LIMITED
Postcode
NE7 7DP
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
2,092
FSM eligible
38.8%
EAL / First language other than English
24.2%
SEND (total)
17.1%
SEN Support
14.5%
EHCP
2.5%
White British
47.4%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.9%
Overall absence
8.1%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Severe absence
3.5%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Newcastle upon TyneLocal authority90.2%9.8%5.6%
North EastRegion90.7%9.3%4.3%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
19.4%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
6.0%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.19%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
51.4
English & maths grade 5+
55.1%
English & maths grade 4+
76.3%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Jesmond Park Academy is a secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.