NHS Choices College

Special · ages 16-24MixedSpecial post 16 institutionCamden

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NHS Choices College is a special post 16 institution in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for boys and girls aged 16 to 24.

The Grainger Suite, Dobson House, Regent Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3PFswlstg.nhs.uk/service-detail/service/choices-college-213Mrs Clare Learwood headteacherAll details

Ofsted

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Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Camden council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Places250

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m27012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate73 per 1,000 people20% lower than the England average

Typical house price£201,000Newcastle upon Tyne

Nearest bus stop140 mInterchange, 17 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
St Charles' Catholic Primary School	Academy	210 m	241	Good 2023	97	Compare
Gosforth Academy	Academy	210 m	1,925	Good 2022	82	Compare
Gosforth Junior High Academy	Academy	300 m	695	Good 2023	65	Compare
Grange First School	Foundation	400 m	333	Good 2021	68	Compare
Gosforth Central Middle School	Foundation	400 m	600	Good 2024	72	Compare
Archibald First School	Foundation	450 m	332	No overall grade 2025	92	Compare
Gosforth East Middle School	Foundation	690 m	557	Good 2023	61	Compare
The Newcastle School	Independent (grammar)	750 m	298	Not inspected	–	Compare

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Questions parents ask

Is NHS Choices College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score NHS Choices College yet.

How many pupils does NHS Choices College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address: The Grainger Suite, Dobson House, Regent Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3PF
Website: swlstg.nhs.uk/service-detail/service/choices-college-213
Headteacher: Mrs Clare Learwood
Type of school: Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
Phase: Special school, ages 16-24
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Camden
Ward: Fawdon & West Gosforth
Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne North
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 144813 · LAESTAB 2027905 · UKPRN 10064084

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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