Canning Street Primary School
Wellfield Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- West End Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Herron
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 453
- URN
- 108461
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912735465
About this school
Canning Street Primary School is a foundation primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 453 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Canning Street Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 55 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 47% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 56% | 51% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 62% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 55% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Canning Street Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 470 |
| 2023/24 | 474 |
| 2024/25 | 462 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Canning Street Primary School compares
Canning Street Primary School ranked 63rd of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 8.4% | 69.5% | 453 | — |
| West Newcastle Academy | 57% | 8.5% | 50.8% | 181 | 0.3 miles |
| Atkinson Road Primary Academy | 72% | 5.3% | 73% | 395 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell | 68% | 5.3% | 51.8% | 224 | 0.4 miles |
| St Johns Primary School | 50% | 3.9% | 71.6% | 226 | 0.5 miles |
| Wingrove Primary School | 59% | 5.6% | 46.6% | 466 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 69.45%
- English as an additional language
- 86.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.39%
- Persistent absence
- 31.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Newcastle Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Atkinson Road Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Johns Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Wingrove Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Canning Street Primary School ranks 87th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Canning Street Primary School teach?
- Canning Street Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Canning Street Primary School?
- The headteacher of Canning Street Primary School is Mrs Kathryn Herron, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Canning Street Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Canning Street Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Canning Street Primary School?
- Canning Street Primary School has 453 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Canning Street Primary School full?
- Canning Street Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 453 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Canning Street Primary School a faith school?
- No. Canning Street Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Canning Street Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Canning Street Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Canning Street Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Canning Street Primary School is part of West End Schools Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Canning Street Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Canning Street Primary School compare with other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne?
- Canning Street Primary School ranked 63rd of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Canning Street Primary School's absence rate?
- Canning Street Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Canning Street Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Canning Street Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.