Newcastle upon Tyne schools and admissions data

Newcastle City Council has 89 primary schools and 28 secondary schools. 7% of Newcastle upon Tyne's schools are private schools. 6 state schools in Newcastle upon Tyne follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 92 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Newcastle upon Tyne

  1. Outstanding 22
  2. Good 61
  3. Requires Improvement 5
  4. Inadequate 3

Most popular state schools
in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Mary Astell Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led • West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Westgate Hill Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    St Michael's RC Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Excelsior Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  5. 5

    Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Kenton Bar Primary School

    Academy converter • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Waverley Primary School

    Foundation school • Lemington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope

    Academy converter • Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Archbishop Runcie CofE First School

    Voluntary aided school • Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    West Newcastle Academy

    Free schools • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Talbot House Trust

    Non-maintained special school • Walbottle, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  12. 12

    Walbottle Village Primary School

    Academy converter • Walbottle Village, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Broadwood Primary School

    Foundation school • Denton Burn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  14. 14

    Hawthorn Primary School

    Foundation school • Westgate, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Thomas Walling Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Blakelaw, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  16. 16

    Westerhope Primary School

    Foundation school • Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Trinity Academy Newcastle

    Academy special converter • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Hilton Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Blakelaw, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  19. 19

    Welbeck Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Percy Hedley Hedleys College

    Special post 16 institution • Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Trinity Solutions Academy

    Academy converter • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Trinity Post 16 Solutions Ltd.

    Special post 16 institution • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    North East Futures UTC

    University technical college • Newcastle Upon Tyne

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Benfield School

    Academy converter • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  6. 6

    Studio West

    Studio schools • West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Kenton School

    Academy converter • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  8. 8

    Walbottle Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Walbottle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  9. 9

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  10. 10

    St Cuthbert's High School

    Academy converter • Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Ofsted: Outstanding

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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