Broadwood Primary School
Broadwood Road, Denton Burn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7TB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- West End Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Mitcheson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 108468
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912741684
About this school
Broadwood Primary School is a foundation primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broadwood 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 38% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 59% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 20% | 41% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 30% | 52% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
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 Broadwood 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 | 17% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadwood Primary School compares
Broadwood Primary School ranked 66th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 7.4% | 59.6% | 234 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle | 57% | 5.3% | 35.3% | 204 | 0.3 miles |
| Waverley Primary School | 74% | 5.6% | 44.8% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close | 67% | 5.6% | 53.9% | 83 | 0.6 miles |
| Lemington Riverside Primary School | 52% | 7.1% | 68.6% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
| Stocksfield Avenue Primary School | 67% | 6.7% | 46.2% | 441 | 0.8 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)
- 59.62%
- English as an additional language
- 33.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.37%
- Persistent absence
- 21.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Waverley Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Lemington Riverside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Stocksfield Avenue Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Broadwood Primary School ranks 90th 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 Broadwood Primary School teach?
- Broadwood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Broadwood Primary School is Mrs Wendy Mitcheson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broadwood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadwood 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 Broadwood Primary School?
- Broadwood Primary School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Broadwood Primary School full?
- Broadwood Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 234 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Broadwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broadwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broadwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broadwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Broadwood Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Broadwood 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.
- What SEN provision does Broadwood Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Broadwood Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Broadwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 17% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broadwood Primary School compare with other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne?
- Broadwood Primary School ranked 66th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broadwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Broadwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadwood 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.