North East Futures UTC
About the school
North East Futures UTC is an open secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 7 May 2025
- Published
- 19 June 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 35.4
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 43.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 33.60%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 54.40%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 62.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 3.20%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 41.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.98
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 3.93
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.9
AAB or better
- School
- 16.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
305
Girls
44.92%
Boys
55.08%
SEN support
1.97%
Education, health and care plan
1.31%
English as an additional language
22.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
54.31%
Overall absence
15.56
Persistent absence
46.3
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
85
Sustained education or employment
80%
Education
76%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
16%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
39
Sustained education or employment
77%
Higher education
46%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
15%