Newcastle Preparatory School
Newcastle Preparatory School is an independent school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 241 pupils and room for 290.
6 Eslington Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4RH0191 281 1769newcastleprepschool.org.ukMrs Gemma Russell headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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 Newcastle upon Tyne council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 241 | 267 | 283 | 289 | 268 | 250 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 21% | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Grammar School | Independent | 90 m | 1,332 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Newcastle High School for Girls GDST | Independent | 510 m | 660 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| University of Newcastle Upon Tyne | Higher education institutions | 680 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Northern Counties School | Non-maintained special | 700 m | 89 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| University of Northumbria At Newcastle | Higher education institutions | 740 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 760 m | 162 | No overall grade 2025 | 20 | Compare |
| West Jesmond Primary School | Foundation | 870 m | 605 | No overall grade 2025 | 99 | Compare |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | Church of England | 940 m | 126 | Report card 2026 | 42 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Newcastle Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Newcastle Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Newcastle Preparatory School have?
241 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 290 places, so it is 83% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 6 Eslington Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4RH
- Telephone
- 0191 281 1769
- Website
- www.newcastleprepschool.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Russell
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward
- South Jesmond
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1928
- URN
- 108540 · LAESTAB 3916003 · UKPRN 10018495
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.