Schools in Newcastle

About schools in Newcastle

Most of the 22 schools listed in Newcastle are primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

63%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 16 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

39.5

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Oaklands Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools17

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bursley Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Churchfields Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Co-op Academy Friarswood

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• Crackley Bank Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Ellison Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Hassell Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Hempstalls Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Langdale Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• May Bank Infants' School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 7

• Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Silverdale Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• St John's CofE Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  35%

  expected standard
• St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 7 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Chesterton Community Sports College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  41.2

  Attainment 8
• The Orme Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  43.8

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Coppice Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 16

• Merryfields School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 11

Common questions about schools in Newcastle

How many schools are in Newcastle?

OfferDay lists 22 schools in Newcastle, including 17 primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Newcastle?

Every school in Newcastle is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Newcastle?

OfferDay ranks schools in Newcastle where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.