School Chooser

Primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

There are 77 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, teaching 26,331 pupils. Of the 76 with a score, 32 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 16 do worse.

Best in EnglandSecondary schools in Newcastle upon TyneAll schools in Newcastle upon TynePlaces within
Pupils from low-income families43%average across these schools
Doing better than similar schools32 of 76scored schools in the top two bands
New-style Ofsted report cards9inspected since November 2025
Good or outstanding (old grades)421 requires improvement or inadequate
Full or nearly full32 of 77schools with 98% or more of places taken
Average class size26.5one-teacher classes, January census
Free breakfast clubs23schools on the government programme
Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Newcastle upon Tyne

From Newcastle upon Tyne council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 71 primary schools, 15 of which filled on distance and 46 offered a place to everyone who applied. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

  1. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School 220 m
  2. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle 390 m
  3. Archibald First School 740 m
  4. Lemington Riverside Primary School 850 m
  5. Farne Primary School 990 m
  6. Havannah First School 0.7 miles
  7. Benton Park Primary School 0.8 miles
  8. Throckley Primary School 1.0 miles
  9. South Gosforth First School 1.1 miles
  10. West Jesmond Primary School 1.2 miles
  11. Bridgewater Primary School 1.2 miles
  12. Brunton First School 1.3 miles

Places to spare

Every applicant was offered a place.

Source: Newcastle upon Tyne council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Primary schools (77)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#SchoolPupilsLow incomeOfstedScoreLikely range
1Throckley Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne44845%No overall grade 20259997 to 100
2Gosforth Park First SchoolFoundation · ages 3-9 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne2996%No overall grade 20259996 to 100
3West Jesmond Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne60515%No overall grade 20259997 to 100
4St Charles' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne2414%Good 20239793 to 99
5Newburn Manor Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-1120447%Good 20229790 to 99
6Cragside Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne4107%No overall grade 20259590 to 98
7Milecastle Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne18522%Good 20199584 to 99
8Hilton Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne41551%No overall grade 20259488 to 97
9Benton Park Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne45711%No overall grade 20259387 to 96
10Great Park AcademyFree school · ages 9-16 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne61414%Good 20249284 to 97
11Archibald First SchoolFoundation · ages 3-9 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne3327%No overall grade 20259280 to 97
12St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, HeatonAcademy · ages 4-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne20819%Outstanding 20239282 to 96
13St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, GosforthAcademy · ages 4-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne2096%Good 20229079 to 96
14Knop Law Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne39827%No overall grade 20258977 to 95
15St Vincents Catholic Primary School, NewcastleAcademy · ages 4-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne21171%Good 20238875 to 95
16Kingston Park Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne45630%Not inspected8772 to 94
17Tyneview Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne25759%Report card 20268061 to 91
18Chillingham Road Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne24242%No overall grade 20257957 to 91
19Thomas Walling Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne41264%Good 20217962 to 88
20St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West DentonAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne42623%Good 20247862 to 88
21Sacred Heart Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne24123%Good 20237553 to 88
22Westerhope Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne42638%Not inspected7446 to 90
23Havannah First SchoolFoundation · ages 4-9 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne3317%Good 20237347 to 88
24Gosforth Central Middle SchoolFoundation · ages 9-13 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne60020%Good 20247253 to 84
25Simonside Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne27568%Good 20207241 to 89
26Ravenswood Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-1159826%Good 20237156 to 83
27St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BenwellAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne22453%Good 20247146 to 86
28Westgate Hill Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne72651%Report card 20267054 to 82
29St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, KentonAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne22535%Not inspected7041 to 87
30Grange First SchoolFoundation · ages 3-9 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne33318%Good 20216840 to 86
31South Gosforth First SchoolFoundation · ages 3-9 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne3254%Good 20226840 to 86
32Gosforth Junior High AcademyAcademy · ages 9-13 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne69527%Good 20236545 to 79
33Bridgewater Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne46651%No overall grade 20256545 to 80
34St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne22262%Report card 20266339 to 82
35Hawthorn Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-1120873%Good 20246339 to 82
36Beech Hill Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne44154%Good 20236343 to 79
37St Mark's Catholic Primary School, WesterhopeAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne22341%Good 20246236 to 82
38Farne Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne23947%Good 20246137 to 81
39Gosforth East Middle SchoolFoundation · ages 9-13 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne55717%Good 20236140 to 77
40Archbishop Runcie CofE First SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-9 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne16413%No overall grade 20246031 to 82
41St Lawrence's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne22172%Good 20235732 to 78
42St Johns Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne22667%Good 20245530 to 77
43Dinnington First SchoolFoundation · ages 3-9 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne32015%Report card 20265429 to 76
44Atkinson Road Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne39567%Good 20235432 to 73
45St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne21753%No overall grade 20255228 to 75
46English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, FenhamAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne47236%Good 20245032 to 69
47Waverley Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne20542%Report card 20264920 to 79
48Regent Farm First SchoolFoundation · ages 3-9 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne33533%Good 20224823 to 74
49St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells CloseAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne8349%Good 20244717 to 79
50St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne17333%Good 20224621 to 74
51Walbottle Village Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne14752%Good 20244622 to 72
52Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne22659%Good 20204522 to 70
53Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1112659%Report card 20264217 to 73
54Cheviot Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne20274%Good 20224221 to 67
55Walkergate Community SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne61650%Not inspected4125 to 61
56Welbeck AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne45974%Report card 20254023 to 60
57West Newcastle AcademyFree school · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne18154%No overall grade 20243918 to 67
58St Bede's Catholic Primary School, NewcastleAcademy · ages 4-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne20437%Good 20243919 to 63
59North Fawdon Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne16653%No overall grade 20243816 to 69
60Stocksfield Avenue Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne44149%Good 20243621 to 56
61Wingrove Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne46649%Report card 20263319 to 53
62St Alban's Catholic Primary School, WalkerAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne21337%Good 20243316 to 58
63Kenton Bar Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne27358%No overall grade 20252815 to 48
64Mountfield Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne20263%Good 20242712 to 53
65Wyndham Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne17747%Not inspected278 to 63
66Hotspur Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne44038%Good 20232313 to 40
67St Catherine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne16229%No overall grade 2025209 to 43
68Moorside Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne39569%Good 20242011 to 36
69West Denton Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne31655%Good 2023209 to 42
70Central Walker Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne44775%Not inspected189 to 34
71Canning Street Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne45377%Good 2023179 to 30
72Broadwood Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne23456%Good 2023136 to 28
73Lemington Riverside Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne21667%Report card 2026125 to 30
74Byker Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne39182%No overall grade 2025126 to 21
75West Walker Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne19374%Not inspected105 to 24
76Excelsior AcademyAcademy · ages 3-19 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne1,33975%Requires improvement 202443 to 5
Brunton First SchoolFoundation · ages 4-9 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne4514%Not inspected–

Primary schools by town in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne4 schoolsNewcastle-upon-Tyne73 schools

Primary schools in nearby areas

County Durham208 schoolsNorthumberland139 schoolsSunderland83 schoolsGateshead66 schoolsStockton-on-Tees60 schoolsNorth Tyneside60 schoolsMiddlesbrough41 schoolsRedcar and Cleveland44 schoolsSouth Tyneside45 schoolsDarlington30 schoolsHartlepool30 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.