Mary Astell Academy
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Linhope Road, West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 2LWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Mary Astell Academy is an alternative provision school in Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 5 to 16. It is one of the 108 schools in Newcastle upon Tyne. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 September 2024, report published 14 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
37 pupils on roll, with places for 280
Schools near Mary Astell Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Bridges School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| River Tyne Academy Gateshead | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good |
| Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit | 8 miles | Ofsted: Good |
| Moorbridge | 8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding |
| Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre | 10 miles | Ofsted: Good |
School details
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- PROSPER LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Spowart
- Phone
- 01912674447
- Address
- Linhope Road, West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 2LW
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- URN
- 144358
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.