Canning Street Primary School
Primary · Foundation 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 →Canning Street Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 2–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 September 2023. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Canning Street 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
- For Reception 2026, there were 44 first-choice applications for 48 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 47% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- The school has 19.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.6 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- 72.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 50.9% 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
- Wellfield Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8PA
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 453 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 72.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 27 September 2023
Strengths
- “This is a happy and safe school, which treasures diversity and respect.”
- “The school embraces its many different languages, faiths and cultures.”
- “Pupils accept each other and make friends quickly.”
To improve
- “Many pupils join the school with gaps in their learning.”
- “In a small number of subjects in the wider curriculum, however, plans are not as well structured as they need to be.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not make the progress that they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2023 (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) | 47% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 44 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.
- West Newcastle Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Johns Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Wingrove Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bridgewater Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stocksfield Avenue Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published