Chillingham Road Primary School
Ninth Avenue, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 5XX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Erika Allen
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 108463
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912655940
About this school
Chillingham Road Primary School is a foundation primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 242 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 71% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 82% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 93% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Chillingham Road 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 | 52% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 254 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chillingham Road Primary School compares
Chillingham Road Primary School ranked 46th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.8% | 43.9% | 242 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton | 70% | 4.6% | 20.5% | 208 | 0.2 miles |
| Ravenswood Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 24.4% | 598 | 0.5 miles |
| Hotspur Primary School | 52% | 5.3% | 44.1% | 440 | 0.6 miles |
| St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 5.1% | 68.8% | 221 | 0.6 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School | 33% | 4.9% | 28.5% | 162 | 0.7 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)
- 43.92%
- English as an additional language
- 31%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton0.2 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Ravenswood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
Hotspur Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Chillingham Road Primary School ranks 64th 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 year groups does Chillingham Road Primary School teach?
- Chillingham Road Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Chillingham Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chillingham Road Primary School is Mrs Erika Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chillingham Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chillingham Road 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 big is Chillingham Road Primary School?
- Chillingham Road Primary School has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Chillingham Road Primary School full?
- Chillingham Road Primary School has capacity for 260 pupils and 242 on roll (93%), 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 Chillingham Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chillingham Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chillingham Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chillingham Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Chillingham Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chillingham Road Primary School rank locally?
- Chillingham Road Primary School ranked 46th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chillingham Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Chillingham Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chillingham Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chillingham Road 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 29 June 2026.