Byker Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newcastle City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Byker Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Byker 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 47 of the 67 other Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 26 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2024/25; England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Commercial Road, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2AT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 391 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 80.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Byker Primary embody the school’s ethos of children of all backgrounds and cultures being welcomed and valued.”
- “Comments from pupils, such as ‘We are not blood related, but we are all one family,’ reflect the inclusive nature of the school.”
- “Pupils benefit from the effective provision the school puts in place for their wider development beyond the academic curriculum.”
To improve
- “Despite this, the number of pupils who are persistently or severely absent from school is too high.”
- “Many pupils are late to school.”
- “These pupils miss out on valuable learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2025 (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) | 64% | 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, 26 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 Newcastle upon Tyne.
- St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hotspur Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Welbeck Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chillingham Road Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published