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Best Schools in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Compare 141 schools in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Data includes Ofsted ratings and exam performance (Attainment 8, Progress 8, KS2 results).

Official data sourced from the Department for Education (DfE) • Last updated 24 Oct 2025

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141

Total Schools

22

Outstanding

79

Good

Primary Schools

120 schools

Secondary Schools

33 schools

Top Performing Schools in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Ordered by KS2 combined reading/writing/maths meeting expected standard (or the average of subject measures where needed).

Throckley Primary School

Foundation school

Primary

NE15 9DY

Ages: 2-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 11/8/2013

Performance

Reading Standard

93%

Writing Standard

89%

Maths Standard

96%

Combined RWM

86%

Reading Prog.

+5.3

Writing Prog.

+6.8

Maths Prog.

+4.9

349 pupils • 45.3% FSM • 7.7% EAL

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle

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Primary

NE12 8FA

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Not rated

No inspection date available

Performance

Reading Standard

87%

Writing Standard

83%

Maths Standard

97%

Combined RWM

83%

Reading Prog.

+1.9

Writing Prog.

+3.6

Maths Prog.

+3.8

222 pupils • 21.6% FSM • 13.5% EAL

St Charles' Catholic Primary School

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Primary

NE3 3HE

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 9/20/2023

Performance

Reading Standard

93%

Writing Standard

83%

Maths Standard

90%

Combined RWM

83%

Reading Prog.

+4.3

Writing Prog.

+3.7

Maths Prog.

+4.8

241 pupils • 6.2% FSM • 16.6% EAL

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth

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Primary

NE3 5LE

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 12/13/2022

Performance

Reading Standard

77%

Writing Standard

80%

Maths Standard

73%

Combined RWM

73%

Reading Prog.

+2.1

Writing Prog.

+1.6

Maths Prog.

+2.1

211 pupils • 6.2% FSM • 15.6% EAL

Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

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Primary

NE15 0BJ

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 6/15/2023

Performance

Reading Standard

79%

Writing Standard

72%

Maths Standard

79%

Combined RWM

69%

Reading Prog.

+4.9

Writing Prog.

-1.4

Maths Prog.

+3.6

223 pupils • 9.9% FSM • 0.9% EAL

West Jesmond Primary School

Foundation school

Primary

NE2 3AJ

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 2/11/2015

Performance

Reading Standard

92%

Writing Standard

86%

Maths Standard

92%

Combined RWM

84%

Reading Prog.

+1.5

Writing Prog.

+3.3

Maths Prog.

+4.3

603 pupils • 12.1% FSM • 43.3% EAL

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Amberley Primary School

Foundation school

Primary

NE12 6SQ

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 2/15/2024

Performance

Reading Standard

77%

Writing Standard

60%

Maths Standard

70%

Combined RWM

55%

Reading Prog.

-2.1

Writing Prog.

+1.1

Maths Prog.

-0.9

402 pupils • 24.6% FSM • 4.5% EAL

Archbishop Runcie CofE First School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

NE3 1US

Ages: 3-9

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 6/25/2019

Performance

Reading Standard

—

Writing Standard

—

Maths Standard

—

Combined RWM

—

Reading Prog.

—

Writing Prog.

—

Maths Prog.

—

173 pupils • 15.0% FSM • 22.5% EAL

Archibald First School

Foundation school

Primary

NE3 1EB

Ages: 3-9

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 3/31/2015

Performance

Reading Standard

—

Writing Standard

—

Maths Standard

—

Combined RWM

—

Reading Prog.

—

Writing Prog.

—

Maths Prog.

—

331 pupils • 7.3% FSM • 20.8% EAL

Atkinson Road Primary Academy

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Primary

NE4 8XT

Ages: 2-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 5/23/2023

Performance

Reading Standard

74%

Writing Standard

72%

Maths Standard

78%

Combined RWM

72%

Reading Prog.

-0.3

Writing Prog.

+0.8

Maths Prog.

+1.7

377 pupils • 67.9% FSM • 62.1% EAL

Backworth Park Primary School

Community school

Primary

NE27 0FZ

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 10/13/2021

Performance

Reading Standard

78%

Writing Standard

78%

Maths Standard

83%

Combined RWM

73%

Reading Prog.

+0.7

Writing Prog.

-0.6

Maths Prog.

+0.6

344 pupils • 23.5% FSM • 1.2% EAL

Bahr Academy

Other independent school

Secondary

NE4 6PR

Ages: 11-16

Gender: Girls

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 1/14/2022

Performance

Attainment 8

13.9

Progress 8

—

Eng & Maths 5+

Eng & Maths 4+

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30 pupils • 0.0% FSM • 0.0% EAL

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