There are 94 schools in Newcastle upon Tyne (excluding independent schools), including 68 primary schools, 16 secondary schools, and 3 serving sixth-form education. Newcastle upon Tyne has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Newcastle upon Tyne under Special Measures.
Summary of School Information in Newcastle upon Tyne
Total Schools | 94 |
Total Pupils | 38,356 |
Median Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 18.91 |
Median Free School Meals | 44% |
The median school in Newcastle upon Tyne has 44% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 6th highest figure in Tyne & Wear. This represents about 17,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 2 of Newcastle upon Tyne's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Newcastle upon Tyne is 18.91 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 11th highest ratio in Tyne & Wear, and the 116th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the North East region of the UK.
Primaries
68
15% Outstanding • 57% Good
Secondaries
16
13% Outstanding • 31% Good
Sixth Forms
3
0% Outstanding • 67% Good
Most of Newcastle upon Tyne's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 39 schools or 57% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and high - about 34% and 16% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 34% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Newcastle upon Tyne's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.
Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | KS2 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
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Archbishop Runcie CofE First School | 3–9 yrs | 176 |
Good |
Very high |
Church of England | ||
Archibald First School | 3–9 yrs | 352 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
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Atkinson Road Primary Academy | 2–11 yrs | 524 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
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Beech Hill Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 447 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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Benton Park Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 450 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Very high |
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Bridgewater Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 480 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
High |
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Broadwood Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Low |
Good |
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Byker Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 494 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Low |
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Canning Street Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 480 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
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Carville Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 314 |
Good |
Low |
Very low |
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Central Walker Church of England Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 496 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
Church of England | |
Cheviot Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 232 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
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Chillingham Road Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 260 |
Requires improvement |
High |
Very high |
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Christ Church CofE Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 176 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
Church of England | |
Cragside Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 420 |
Outstanding |
Good |
Very high |
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English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham | 3–11 yrs | 420 | Roman Catholic | ||||
Excelsior Academy | 3–19 yrs | 1,710 |
Requires improvement |
Low |
Very low |
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Farne Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 262 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
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Gosforth Park First School | 3–9 yrs | 225 |
Good |
High |
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Grange First School | 3–9 yrs | 352 |
Good |
Very high |
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Hawthorn Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 218 |
Good |
High |
Low |
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Hilton Primary Academy | 2–11 yrs | 420 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Very high |
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Hotspur Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Low |
High |
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Kenton Bar Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Very high |
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Kingston Park Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 469 |
Good |
Very high |
Very high |
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Knop Law Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 420 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Low |
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Lemington Riverside Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
High |
Low |
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Milecastle Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Good |
High |
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Moorside Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 503 |
Requires improvement |
Very high |
Good |
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Mountfield Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 217 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
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North Fawdon Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
High |
Low |
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Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 | Roman Catholic | ||||
Ravenswood Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 690 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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Regent Farm First School | 3–9 yrs | 300 |
Good |
Very high |
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Sacred Heart Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 236 |
Very high |
Roman Catholic | |||
Simonside Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 315 |
Good |
High |
Low |
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South Gosforth First School | 5–9 yrs | 300 |
Good |
Very high |
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St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker | 3–11 yrs | 297 | Roman Catholic | ||||
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle | 4–11 yrs | 210 | Roman Catholic | ||||
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 | Roman Catholic | ||||
St Charles' Catholic Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 262 | Roman Catholic | ||||
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton | 3–11 yrs | 210 | Roman Catholic | ||||
St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close | 3–11 yrs | 160 | Roman Catholic | ||||
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton | 3–11 yrs | 473 | Roman Catholic | ||||
St Johns Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell | 3–11 yrs | 236 | Roman Catholic | ||||
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 | Roman Catholic | ||||
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope | 3–11 yrs | 235 | Roman Catholic | ||||
St Michael's RC Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 235 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
Roman Catholic | |
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth | 4–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Roman Catholic | |||
St Paul's CofE Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 266 |
Requires improvement |
Very high |
Low |
Church of England | |
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton | 4–11 yrs | 210 | Roman Catholic | ||||
St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle | 4–11 yrs | 210 | Roman Catholic | ||||
Stocksfield Avenue Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Good |
Very high |
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Thomas Walling Primary Academy | 2–11 yrs | 488 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
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Tyneview Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 300 |
Good |
High |
Very high |
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Walkergate Community School | 2–11 yrs | 746 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
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Waverley Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Welbeck Academy | 2–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Very low |
Low |
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West Denton Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 367 |
Good |
High |
High |
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West Jesmond Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 630 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
High |
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West Newcastle Academy | 3–11 yrs | 196 |
Good |
Very low |
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West Walker Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 340 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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Westerhope Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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Western Community Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 498 |
Outstanding |
Very low |
Very high |
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Westgate Hill Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 704 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Good |
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Wingrove Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 472 |
Good |
Very high |
Very high |
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Wyndham Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
Low |
Very high |
Most of Newcastle upon Tyne's secondary schools have been rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted, amounting to 6 schools or 38% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 19% and 13% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 50% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Newcastle upon Tyne's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.
Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
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Benfield School | 11–18 yrs | 1,214 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
Low |
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Callerton Academy | 11–16 yrs | 1,200 | |||||
Excelsior Academy | 3–19 yrs | 1,710 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
Very low |
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Gosforth Academy | 13–18 yrs | 1,730 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
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Gosforth Central Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 512 |
Good |
Low |
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Gosforth East Middle School | 9–13 yrs | 512 |
Good |
Low |
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Gosforth Junior High Academy | 9–13 yrs | 600 |
Outstanding |
High |
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Great Park Academy | 9–16 yrs | 1,200 | |||||
Jesmond Park Academy | 11–18 yrs | 2,050 |
Good |
Good |
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Kenton School | 11–18 yrs | 2,144 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
Low |
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North East Futures UTC | 14–19 yrs | 600 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
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Sacred Heart Catholic High School | 11–18 yrs | 1,405 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Very low |
Roman Catholic | |
St Cuthbert's High School | 11–18 yrs | 1,207 |
Requires improvement |
Roman Catholic | |||
St Mary's Catholic School | 11–18 yrs | 1,395 |
High |
Very low |
Roman Catholic | ||
Studio West | 11–19 yrs | 640 |
Good |
Low |
Low |
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Walker Riverside Academy | 11–18 yrs | 1,301 |
Requires improvement |
Low |
Very low |
Most of Newcastle upon Tyne's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 67% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 33% and 0% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 67% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Newcastle upon Tyne's sixth form schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.
Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
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Excelsior Academy | 3–19 yrs | 1,710 |
Requires improvement |
Very low |
Very low |
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NCG | 14–99 yrs |
Good |
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Trinity Solutions Academy | 16–19 yrs | 344 |
Good |