Milecastle Primary School
Hillhead Parkway, Chapel House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ONE (OWL NORTH EAST) TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Suzanne Richardson
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 150328
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912674510
About this school
Milecastle Primary School is a primary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 185 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 October 2019, 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Milecastle Primary School (URN 108451).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 |
Trends over time
How Milecastle 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Milecastle Primary School compares
Milecastle Primary School ranked 12th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.6% | 20.5% | 185 | — |
| Knop Law Primary School | 83% | 3.8% | 25.4% | 398 | 0.2 miles |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton | 77% | 5% | 21.2% | 426 | 0.5 miles |
| West Denton Primary School | 48% | 6.8% | 57.8% | 316 | 0.5 miles |
| Westerhope Primary School | 70% | 6.2% | 36.8% | 426 | 0.6 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 34.2% | 173 | 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)
- 20.51%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.55%
- Persistent absence
- 5.06%
Location
Nearby schools
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Knop Law Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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West Denton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Westerhope Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Milecastle Primary School ranks 21st 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 Milecastle Primary School teach?
- Milecastle Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Milecastle Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Milecastle Primary School is Mrs Suzanne Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Milecastle Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Milecastle 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 Milecastle Primary School?
- Milecastle Primary School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Milecastle Primary School full?
- Milecastle Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 185 on roll (88%), 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 Milecastle Primary School a faith school?
- No. Milecastle Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Milecastle Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Milecastle Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Milecastle Primary School?
- Milecastle Primary School is part of ONE (OWL NORTH EAST) TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Milecastle Primary School rank locally?
- Milecastle Primary School ranked 12th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Milecastle Primary School's absence rate?
- Milecastle Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Milecastle Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Milecastle 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 10 July 2026.