Hawthorn Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newcastle City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Hawthorn Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 2 May 2024. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Hawthorn 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 | 0.446 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 0.506 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25: 69% reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- For Reception entry in 2026, every 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 13 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- For Reception entry, places ran out in both earlier years with a published outcome, 2021 and 2025, though every applicant was offered a place in 2026.
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
- Park Close, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6SB
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 73.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 2 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Hawthorn Primary School are encouraged to become ‘the best version of themselves’.”
- “Leaders have prioritised effective communication and reflective thinking to help pupils to explore the world around them.”
- “The school provides a wide range of experiences for pupils that enhance the curriculum.”
To improve
- “Some aspects of the curriculum are at an earlier stage of development than others.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils lack some of the knowledge that they need to make sense of new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (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) | 69% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 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 Paul's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westgate Hill Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Moorside Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Johns Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Wingrove Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Newcastle Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published