Jesmond Park Academy
Jesmond Park Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle City Council, teaching 2,092 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in June 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 51.4 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Jesmond Park Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Jesmond Park Academy.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Training Day – School closed Monday 1st September 2025 Inset Day
- School opens for Year 7 students Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Event
- School opens for all students Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Holidays Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October 2025 Holiday
- School reopens for all students Monday 3rd November 2025 Event
- School closes at 12.15pm for Christmas Holidays Friday 19th December 2025 Holiday
- Christmas School Holidays Monday 22nd December 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026 Holiday
- School reopens for all students Monday 5th January 2026 Event
- Spring Half Term Holidays Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February 2026 Holiday
- School reopens for all students Monday 23rd February 2026 Event
- School closes at 12.15pm for Easter Holidays Thursday 2nd April 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday Bank Holiday Friday 3rd April 2026 Holiday
- Easter School Holidays Friday 3rd April to Friday 17th April 2026 Holiday
- School reopens for all students Monday 20th April 2026 Event
- May Day Bank Holiday – School closed Monday 4th May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holidays Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May 2026 Holiday
- School reopens for all students Monday 1st June 2026 Event
- School closes at 12.15pm for Summer Holidays Friday 17th July 2026 Holiday
- School Summer Holidays Monday 20th July to Friday 28th August 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day – School closed Wednesday 1st October 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day – School closed Wednesday 24th June 2026 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Jesmond Park Academy with Newcastle City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 51.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 31.19 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 19.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 80% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Jesmond Park Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Jesmond Park Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.