Walbottle Campus

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'.BuildingsA 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 LeadershipWalbottle Campus has a strong leadership team at the helm to keep the whole school within order.Head Teacher: Kerry LordDeputy Head Teacher: Richard HarrisonAssistant Head Teacher: Pamela TattersNotable former pupils Sue Rolph, gold medal swimmer in 1994 Commonwealth Games Paul Brannen, MEP Ian Peacock, BBC radio reporter and presenter