Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Gateshead Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 July 2022. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, while places ran out (a last distance was published) in the 1 earlier year with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026, there were 26 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 4.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gateshead schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Broadway, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5QW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School stand by the school’s golden rule, ‘treat others the way that you want to be treated’.”
- “There are many examples of acts of kindness, such as pupils writing to the school crossing patroller to show their appreciation and collecting for a local food bank.”
- “Leaders have high expectations of themselves and everyone in their care, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “However, in geography and design and technology, leaders are not specific enough about what they want pupils to learn in each year group.”
- “Sometimes, teachers are uncertain about what pupils have learned in previous years.”
- “As a result, some activities are repeated and do not always teach pupils the knowledge they need to develop a deep understanding over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 October 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gateshead.
- Clover Hill Community Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Fellside Community Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Front Street Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Washingwell Community Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Swalwell Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkhead Community Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published