Schools and Education in Newcastle upon Tyne

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.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms

Newcastle upon Tyne Education Profile

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

Primary Schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

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.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
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
Atkinson Road Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 524
Good
Very high
Very low
Beech Hill Primary School 3–11 yrs 447
Good
High
Good
Benton Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Bridgewater Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Outstanding
Very high
High
Broadwood Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Byker Primary School 2–11 yrs 494
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Canning Street Primary School 2–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Good
Carville Primary School 3–11 yrs 314
Good
Low
Very low
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
Chillingham Road Primary School 2–11 yrs 260
Requires improvement
High
Very high
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
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham 3–11 yrs 420 Roman Catholic
Excelsior Academy 3–19 yrs 1,710
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Farne Primary School 3–11 yrs 262
Good
Very high
High
Gosforth Park First School 3–9 yrs 225
Good
High
Grange First School 3–9 yrs 352
Good
Very high
Hawthorn Primary School 4–11 yrs 218
Good
High
Low
Hilton Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Hotspur Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Kenton Bar Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Kingston Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 469
Good
Very high
Very high
Knop Law Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Lemington Riverside Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
Milecastle Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Moorside Primary School 2–11 yrs 503
Requires improvement
Very high
Good
Mountfield Primary School 3–11 yrs 217
Good
Very high
Low
North Fawdon Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
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
Regent Farm First School 3–9 yrs 300
Good
Very high
Sacred Heart Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Very high
Roman Catholic
Simonside Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Low
South Gosforth First School 5–9 yrs 300
Good
Very high
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
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
Thomas Walling Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 488
Good
Very high
Low
Tyneview Primary School 2–11 yrs 300
Good
High
Very high
Walkergate Community School 2–11 yrs 746
Good
Very high
Good
Waverley Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Good
Welbeck Academy 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Low
West Denton Primary School 3–11 yrs 367
Good
High
High
West Jesmond Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
Very high
High
West Newcastle Academy 3–11 yrs 196
Good
Very low
West Walker Primary School 2–11 yrs 340
Good
High
Good
Westerhope Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Good
Western Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 498
Outstanding
Very low
Very high
Westgate Hill Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 704
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Wingrove Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Very high
Very high
Wyndham Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high

Newcastle upon Tyne Secondary Schools

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.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Benfield School 11–18 yrs 1,214
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Callerton Academy 11–16 yrs 1,200
Excelsior Academy 3–19 yrs 1,710
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
Gosforth Academy 13–18 yrs 1,730
Good
Very high
Low
Gosforth Central Middle School 9–13 yrs 512
Good
Low
Gosforth East Middle School 9–13 yrs 512
Good
Low
Gosforth Junior High Academy 9–13 yrs 600
Outstanding
High
Great Park Academy 9–16 yrs 1,200
Jesmond Park Academy 11–18 yrs 2,050
Good
Good
Kenton School 11–18 yrs 2,144
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
North East Futures UTC 14–19 yrs 600
Requires improvement
Very low
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
Walker Riverside Academy 11–18 yrs 1,301
Requires improvement
Low
Very low

Sixth Form Schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

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.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Excelsior Academy 3–19 yrs 1,710
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
NCG 14–99 yrs
Good
Trinity Solutions Academy 16–19 yrs 344
Good
Last updated: 15 Aug 2023