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Motto
  
School of First Choice

Assistant Head Teacher
  
Pamela Tatters

Ages
  
11–19

Local authority
  
Newcastle City Council

Head Teacher
  
Kerry Lord

Type
  
Comprehensive

Gender
  
Co-educational

Phone
  
+44 191 267 8221

Deputy Head Teacher
  
Richard Harrison

Walbottle Campus

Location
  
Hexham Road Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne and Wear NE15 9TP England, United Kingdom

Address
  
Hexham Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 9TP, UK

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Walbottle Campus is a large secondary school situated in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is one of the largest secondary schools in Newcastle. 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. 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 July 2016 there was a two day Ofsted inspection. After five years of being 'Requires Improvement'. Walbottle Campus was graded 'Good'.

Contents

Buildings

A new building was opened in 2008.

  • A Wing (light blue) - Business Studies, Hairdressing, Sixth Form & the inclusion Department.
  • B Wing (red) - Humanities
  • C Wing (green) - English & Modern languages (French & Spanish)
  • D Wing (dark blue) - Mathematics, Art, Health & Social Care & Child Development and Care
  • E Wing (orange) - All Technologies
  • F Wing (purple) - Science
  • H Wing (crimson) - Physical Education, Performing Arts, Head of School and Main Administration
  • K Main Street (yellow) - Entrance to all blocks, I.C.T Classrooms, Staff Learning Lounge, Library and Staff Hub
  • IT classrooms are located throughout the school.

    • School Leadership

    Walbottle Campus has a strong leadership team at the helm to keep the whole school within order.

    Head Teacher: Kerry Lord

    Deputy Head Teacher: Richard Harrison

    Assistant Head Teacher: Pamela Tatters

    Notable former pupils

  • Sue Rolph, gold medal swimmer in 1994 Commonwealth Games
  • Paul Brannen, MEP
  • Ian Peacock, BBC radio reporter and presenter

    • Walbottle Grammar School

  • Prof David Harper, Professor of Palaeontology at Durham University, and Principal since 2011 of Van Mildert College, Durham
  • Ray Massey, motoring newspaper journalist for the Daily Mail
  • Mick Skinner, rugby union player

    • Head Teachers

  • Michael Booth, Head Teacher, Walbottle Campus Newcastle (2000 - 2009)
  • Paul Sampson, Head Teacher, Walbottle Campus Newcastle (2009 - 2016)
  • Kerry Lord, Head Teacher, Walbottle Campus Newcastle (2016 to present)

    • References

    Walbottle Campus Wikipedia
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