Havannah First School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–9 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.703 miles
Published by Newcastle City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Havannah First School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 4–9 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 July 2023. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Havannah First 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 | 0.703 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.663 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.05 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.554 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 440 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.703 miles away, the 6th shortest of 16 Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2021, with sharp swings between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 99 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 87 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 7.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 34.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Primrose Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9FR
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–9
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 331 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils describe Havannah as like a 'ginormous family'.”
- “This project promotes the belief that everyone is welcome, even if different.”
- “‘No outsiders’ teaches pupils to value qualities such as equality, empathy and teamwork.”
To improve
- “Some other subjects are slightly less well developed and”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 99 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 87 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 Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Brunton First School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- North Fawdon Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kingston Park Primary School 1.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Dinnington First School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Regent Farm First School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton 1.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Kenton Bar Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mountfield Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published