Walbottle Campus

The school first opened in 1959 as three schools on one site, a Grammar School and two Secondary Moderns. These later merged to become the single Walbottle Campus Technology College. The vast majority of the school's students come from feeder Primary Schools which are members of the Outer West Learning Trust, of which Walbottle Campus is an Associate Member. In 2008, Walbottle Campus received a brand new state of the art building as part of the governments 'Building Schools for the Future' PFI scheme. Previously named Walbottle Campus Technology College, the government removed the funding for the 'technology college' status therefore the school was renamed Walbottle Campus.

As of 2019, Walbottle is the only state-run secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne. Following the school's Ofsted inspection in February 2019 and the Inadequate judgement, Walbottle Campus began plans to convert to Academy Status. In July 2019, Walbottle Campus received its academy order from former Secretary of State for Education Damian Hinds and talks began between Multi Academy Trusts and the board of governors.

In October 2019, Walbottle Campus began talks with the Northern Education trust, a successful multi academy trust based in Ryton, Gateshead with a reputation of turning around failing schools. In November 2019, a letter was released following a parent consultation from the Northern Education Trust. It stated that a number of new policies, expectations and requirements have been set out to start and improve the school including the appointment of Executive Principle, Nikki Gibb.

After a vast improvement throughout the school in behaviour, learning and teaching, it was announced that Walbottle Campus would become an academy and be sponsored by the Northern Education Trust but the dates are not yet confirmed.

Walbottle Campus' new building opened in 2008 after being rebuilt as part of the governments Phase 1 PFI Newcastle Building Schools for the Future Programme. It opened alongside six other schools which were also rebuilt in the Phase 1 part of the programme. Four other schools later opened in 2011 as part of Phase 2 of the programme.

• A Wing (light blue) - Health and Social Care, Child Development and Care, Hairdressing, Sixth Form & SEN Department.
• B Wing (red) - Humanities
• C Wing (green) - English
• D Wing (dark blue) - Mathematics and Art
• E Wing (orange) - All Technologies and Business Studies
• F Wing (purple) - Science
• H Wing (crimson) - Physical Education, Performing Arts, Head of School and Main Administration
• K Main Street (yellow) - Entrance to all wing, I.C.T Classrooms and Library

Walbottle Campus is famous for its number of facilities which are available to let for evenings and weekends. Contact sport@walbottlecampus.net for booking requests or visit https://www.walbottlecampus.newcastle.sch.uk/walbottle-sport/ for a list of facilities available to let. The main contact is Vicky Atkinson, Community and Lettings Manager. A full list of the school and sports facilities are below. Facilities with a star next to them are the facilities available to let.

Full sized Library - Opened after renovation in September 2018 and opened by Cllr. David Cook, Lord Mayor, Newcastle upon Tyne. Sixth Form Common and IT Room - Opened after renovation in September 2018.

• Main Performance Hall with Lighting and Control Room *. Seats 300 without tables and 180 around tables.
• 3G All Weather Pitch * - Opened September 2019 after removal of previous astro turf sand pitch. Complete with flood lights and available to book different sizes of the pitch.
• Lecture Theatre * - Seats up to 150 and complete with projector and IT Facilities.
• Outdoor Courts * - 7 Tennis Courts and 10 Netball Courts. Complete with Flood Lights.
• Outdoor Pitches * - Pitch size for 11 v 11, 9 v 9 and 7 v 7.
• Sports Pavilion * (separate building on same site)
• Sports Hall * - complete with wooden sprung floor and other specifications (can be found on website).
• Gymnasium/Dance studio * - complete with wooden sprung floor and wall mirrors with ballet bar.

In the Ofsted Inspection of 2016, Walbottle Campus was graded 'good' after previously receiving 'requires improvement' on previous inspections.

After many complaints were made to Ofsted which caused a great deal of concern, Walbottle Campus had a ‘no notice’ inspection in February 2019. The result of the inspection was that Walbottle was judged Inadequate for all aspects of the inspection and lost their ‘Good’ Judgement.

[1]==Notable Headteachers== - Michael Booth - Paul Sampson - Kerry Lord - Nikki Gibb (Executive Principal) - Current from November 2019

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• Walbottle Campus Post 16 - Sixth Form